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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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When the lever-action rifle design was patented over a century and a half ago, it represented a giant leap in firearm technology. In the time since, lever-actions have become an American icon....
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The second world war played a huge part in the industrial revolution within the United States as the country fully mobilized its industrial resources to out-produce its enemies. These machines of war...
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Under the terms of the United States Constitution, congress is the only branch of government with the power to declare war – a power it has not exercised since 1941, the year the United States...
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Every war the U.S. has fought since gaining independence has altered the American national identity for better or worse – but perhaps none so much as the Civil War. With free, federalist states in...
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Consumer demand for pistols – particularly semi-automatic handguns – has outpaced demand for every other firearm type in the United States nearly every year since 2010. And among the many...
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President Abraham Lincoln, in his Gettysburg Address, eloquently described fallen Union soldiers as individuals who had given their “last full measure of devotion.” However, it’s crucial to...
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The United States Department of Defense submitted an $824 billion budget request for fiscal 2024, $8 billion more than its budget in fiscal 2023. The United States spends more on defense than any...
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