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With an estimated 433.9 million civilian-owned firearms in circulation, the United States is the largest firearms market in the world. In the last two years alone, an estimated 9.6 million Americans...
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The latest Department of Defense budget made way for the very early retirement of four Freedom-class littoral combat ships. These ships, which were among the newest vessels in the Navy, are being...
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The first known fighting forces emerged in Mesopotamia, in what is now Iraq, close to 5,000 years ago. It is estimated that this prototype army numbered a few thousand trained soldiers, about the...
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Going into World War II, the United States Navy was far from being the powerhouse that it is today. In fact, in 1939 the Navy only had 15 battleships, five aircraft carriers, 18 heavy cruisers and...
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With no end in sight, the war in Ukraine is now well into its second year. International interest in the outcome of the war extends far beyond the belligerent countries. While states like Iran and...
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As of the middle of June, 2023, there have been almost 20,000 gun deaths in the United States, including those caused by 310 mass shootings. These figures, which come from the Gun Violence Archive,...
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China has the world’s largest naval fleet by numbers, followed by Russia and North Korea, with the United States coming in fourth. Numbers do not tell the whole story, however, as the size,...
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In the wake of its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan was completely demilitarized under the U.S. Post-Surrender Policy aimed at ensuring it would not again “become a menace to the United...
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After a surge in U.S. firearms sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for handguns, shotguns, and rifles began this year to decline toward pre-pandemic levels. Nationwide, the number of adjusted...
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Over 12,000 instances of heat-related illness were reported among active service members of the U.S. military from 2017 to 2021, according to the Military Health System. While the U.S. has troops...
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No country spends more on its military than the United States. The Department of Defense’s 2024 budget proposal has been released, with a bottom-line total ask of $824 billion. If history offers...
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While the U.S. and Russia have more than 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons, China is in the process of expanding its nuclear stockpile with the construction of more than 300 silos. (These are the...
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The United States has the largest military budget on the planet and is constantly improving its arsenal and capabilities. Sometimes this means developing new weapons and vehicles, but often the most...
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To much of the world, the United States is a country defined, at least in part, by its gun culture. And with good reason. The U.S., along with Guatemala and Mexico, is one of only three countries in...
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Helicopters have been an integral part of modern U.S. military operations for decades, providing crucial air support and transportation for troops and equipment as well as serving various roles on...
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