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With the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons near Ukraine and an elevated defiant stance against North Korea by the United States on the Korean Peninsula using a nuclear-armed submarine, people on...
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On July 4, 1776, the American Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. While July 4 is celebrated as the birthday of the United States, the country was very...
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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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Kim Jong-un assumed office as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of North Korea in 2011. With this title comes the full responsibility of running a country and its military. Though heavily...
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now stretching on into its second year. Many pundits expected the conflict to last weeks at most, and maybe even end in a few days. The basis for what turned out to...
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The Russian term “spetsnaz” (an abbreviation of special designations or operations) is used to refer to any special forces and is most associated with the special units of the Soviet Union. The...
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Since the 1990s, the Department of Defense has transferred excess military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies under the 1033 Program. (Also see, most large cities in America...
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One of the most famous snipers of World War II was Lyudmila Pavlichenko of the Soviet Union, who earned the name “Lady Death.” Pavlichenko is considered the top female sniper ever and one of the...
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The United States Medal of Honor, the highest military distinction, is awarded to recognize extraordinary acts of valor. Of the more than 41 million people who have ever served in the U.S. military...
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Firearms likely first appeared in combat in China in the 14th century. From then on, those so-called “hand cannons” began to spread across the globe, to all points westward. Within about a...
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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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Modern snipers and their rifles are changing the face of the battlefield. Take, for example, Navy Seal Chris Kyle, who is known as the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. During his tour in...
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With the Ukrainian counter-attack underway, analysts around the world fear that Russia’s response could include atomic weaponry. It would be the first time a nuclear bomb has been used in a...
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Simo Häyhä was one of the most famous soldiers to serve in World War II – a Finnish military sniper credited with more than 500 confirmed kills, earning him the nickname “The White Death”....
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The U.S. Army is expected to spend close to $5 billion every year through the middle of this century to update and modernize its ground combat vehicles. While $500 million a year will be dedicated to...
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