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With the ongoing war in Ukraine and continuing tensions between China, Taiwan and the United States, global tensions may be at their highest point in several decades. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
The news is dominated by the day to day combat in Ukraine and the heart wrenching stories of the Ukrainian people. In the news coverage, many scenes are reminiscent of news reels from World War II:...
Federal gun laws in the United States do not extend far beyond the constitutional right of Americans to keep and bear arms. While the federal government does enforce some restrictions on the types of...
Today, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to conscript 130,000 Russian citizens into military service. Likely, many of these men will be sent to the front in Ukraine, where the war is rapidly...
So far in its war in Ukraine, Russia has employed helicopters, fighter jets, rockets, and bombs among other arms and weapons. (As of early August, here are the latest Russian and Ukrainian weapon and...
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has committed to supplying a total of $49.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine, delivering everything from small arms and medical...
The United States Air Force didn’t exist as its own named military branch until 1947. For the previous four decades, including throughout World War II, it had been part of the United States Army....
Last year, the United States’ arms exports to foreign countries took a major leap, increasing nearly 50% from $34.8 billion to $51.9 billion. One of the biggest sources of the increase in weapons...
The German Luftwaffe played an important role in the German Blitzkrieg, conducting air strikes across Western Europe, as Nazi Germany forces swept through large parts of Western Europe in World War...
The United States has one of the largest militaries in the world, with more than 1.3 million active-duty personnel. This includes those serving in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space...