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As the world’s most expensive fighting force by a healthy margin, The United States military has the capability of projecting its might anywhere on the planet. Of course, maintaining such military...
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When Russia launched its military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, experts and analysts predicted that Russia, given its perceived military superiority, would prevail and the conflict would be...
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The Geneva Protocol of 1925 marked a significant moment in international law and the prohibition of chemical weapons. It was enacted as a result of the horrors of World War I, where the use of...
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Dominance of the skies has played a crucial role in all military conflicts since World War II. The biggest air force is not always the best, but there is a distinct advantage to outnumbering an...
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The Civil War was the bloodiest and most destructive conflict in American history. From the beginning of the war in April 1861 to the end in April 1865, over 620,000 people were killed, about 100,000...
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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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Amid the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, cyber warfare has become one of the more closely watched developments by the international community. Ukrainian military intelligence have...
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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. China State Shipbuilding Corporation, or CSSC, is the world’s...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. The M1903 Springfield, a bolt-action rifle, was put into service in 1903....
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The U.S. government spends more than $700 billion each year on the Department of Defense, the largest share of any single program. The defense budget request for FY2024 stands at $842 billion. About...
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By most accounts, the United States has had the largest and most powerful navy in the world since World War II. But based on at least one metric, that is no longer the case. China has a larger fleet,...
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By one estimate, as many as 45 million civilians perished in humankind’s worst conflict, far more than the actual military deaths on the battlefield. As all-consuming as the war was, civilians in...
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Slow speed aircraft may not be the most glamorous or exciting planes in the sky, but they are an essential part of many military operations. These aircraft are designed to operate at low speeds,...
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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 F-15 Eagle – a twin-engine, supersonic fighter jet – first flew in...
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Military academies throughout the United States form the backbone of officer training programs across the U.S. Armed Forces. One sizable advantage of the US military is that it is capable of mass...
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