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China’s aggressive push to control the South China Sea poses an immediate threat to the Philippines’ sovereignty and energy security, demanding urgent and decisive action from Manila and its allies.

Poland’s push to station NATO nuclear weapons on its soil acts as a critical deterrent against Russian aggression, ensuring that any incursion would trigger an immediate and devastating response.

Amidst the swirling uncertainty of international politics, the Vela Incident serves as a stark reminder of Israel’s shadowy nuclear capabilities, a strategic ambiguity that has arguably shielded the Jewish state from existential threats in a volatile region.

The Missile Utility Transformation via Articulated Nose Technology (MUTANT) represents a groundbreaking leap in air-to-air missile capabilities, poised to revolutionize America’s ability to maintain air superiority against advanced and agile threats from near-peer adversaries like China and Russia.

Amid the relentless evolution of warfare, the battlefields of Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria reveal the precarious balance between the ever-advancing offensive drone capabilities and the still-developing, high-stakes realm of laser defense technology.

Facing the might of China’s military, the U.S. Marine Corps’ agile, missile-armed Littoral Regiments are our spearhead, ready to puncture the dragon’s defenses and disrupt its ambitions across the Pacific.

South Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is unnecessary for its defense against North Korea and would dangerously escalate regional tensions with China, compromising both security and economic stability.

In modern warfare, the effectiveness of a strike system is determined by its guidance accuracy, measured by the Circular Error Probable (CEP).

General Haftar’s Libyan National Army, a patchwork force bound by loyalty to the octogenarian strongman, is undergoing a transformation with the help of elite Irish mercenaries to enhance its operational capabilities amidst the chaos of post-Gaddafi Libya.

Deterrence remains a potent force in international security against nation-states like Iran but fails against nonstate terrorist actors such as Hamas, who remain undeterred by traditional threats due to their suicidal ideology and elusive leadership.

Captain Traoré’s regime, in a grim calculus of fear and force, chooses to terrorize its own citizens—a strategy that not only breeds compliance but ironically drives those very citizens into the arms of the Islamist militants he aims to combat.

With a Special Atomic Demolition Munition on his back, a single operative infiltrates enemy lines, knowing the mission might be his last.