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The United States has spent more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars on defense annually in recent years, and in March, the White House asked Congress to authorize a Pentagon budget of $842...
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During the years 1940 to 1945, the United States played a pivotal role in the outcome of World War II by bolstering its military production capabilities. After already calling on the U.S. to become...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia is the largest military base in the United...
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As the war in Ukraine rages on, the U.S. Air Force is helping shield NATO allies from additional aggression. As part of the premier air force in the world, U.S. fighter jets have been deployed along...
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The original terms of the U.S. Constitution place the power to declare war solely in the hands of Congress. A revolutionary concept at the time, the framers of the Constitution reasoned that...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. The Civil-War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and of the...
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According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, more than 250 million new firearms were manufactured in, or imported to, the U.S. between 1986 and 2019. Of those, more than...
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The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been a war of attrition with either side unable to make much headway. While Russia continues to pummel Ukrainian cities with airstrikes, missiles,...
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Following months of repeated requests from Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, the United States has agreed to send 31 of its M1 Abrams battle tanks to help Ukraine ward off the Russian invasion....
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Russia’s war in Ukraine dominates the headlines these days, but war rages in other countries, too. Whether due to civil war or fighting among neighboring nations, these wars take a heavy toll on...
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Global military spending increased 3.7% in 2022 to a record-high $2.24 trillion. Spending on military hardware, weapons, armies, and logistics and technical operations has grown by more than 20% over...
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In recent years, images have proliferated in the media of American law enforcement intervening in mass-protests – donning helmets, toting assault rifles, and marching alongside armored vehicles....
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The war in Ukraine, now well into its second year, has featured an unprecedented level of drone warfare. Ukraine and Russia have each deployed the remote-controlled, crewless aerial vehicles for both...
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U.S. firearm sales have surged in recent years and have coincided with a steep increase in gun violence — a record number of Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021, according to data from...
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Americans buy a lot of firearms. The American gun and ammunition market generates more than $70 billion in economic output in the U.S., according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The NSSF...
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