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The American Civil War began with the Attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861, and ended four years later, with General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. During the war, as many as 3.9 million...
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Aviation technology took several major leaps forward during the second world war, perhaps most notably for carrier-based aircraft. These are planes that can take off and land from the flight deck of...
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has so far revoked the licenses of 122 firearms dealers this year. For comparison, the ATF revoked 90 gun dealer licenses in 2022, and just 27...
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The budget request for the Department of Defense in 2024 came to $842 billion, equal to the previous year’s massive budget. This level of expenditure ensures the United States’ dominant position...
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The Green Berets, formally known as the United States Army Special Forces, are an elite unit specializing in counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare (including helping a foreign insurgency to...
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Fifty years after President Richard Nixon’s historic flight to China that heralded closer and warmer ties between the U.S. and the communist country, relations between the world’s top economies...
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The United States Navy is the largest in the world. Like other branches of the military, it is highly organized by a vast hierarchical structure. Even for military personnel in other branches of the...
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As the war in Ukraine drags on well into its second year, Russian losses continue. One think tank estimates that more than 40% of the country’s prewar fleet of tanks have been lost. These...
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The United States military is one of, if not the most, technologically advanced militaries in the world. This includes its artillery, with its sophisticated and lethal systems. The military’s...
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Sidearms, or service pistols, are typically a weapon of last resort in the U.S. military. Less accurate than a rifle or carbine at long range, and less lethal than shotgun at close range, handguns...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to threaten to use nuclear weapons as retaliation for any attack from the West. For many, this threat brings back some of the constant state of fear that...
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An investigation earlier this year found that the death of a Navy SEAL during the fighting force’s famously difficult BUD/S training program was due to a lack of oversight and medical training. It...
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It has been more than three-quarters of a century since the end of World War II. No conflict since then has come near to the magnitude of death and destruction wrought. During six years of battle,...
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In most countries around the world, joining the military requires a minimum age criteria to be met. The minimum age differs from one country to another, depending on various factors such as national...
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When the Earth’s atmosphere becomes saturated with smoke and soot generated by nuclear bomb-induced firestorms, resulting in a significant reduction or absence of sunlight reaching the planet’s...
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