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Cyber Warfare

Ukraine’s ‘Experiment in War’ Is Now the Blueprint for Global Conflict – Were We Listening?

Back in 2017, Ukraine was seen as a testbed for cyberwar. By 2024, it’s ground zero for a war redefining modern combat. Reality struck hard.
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A launch of a HAWK missile circa early 90s. (US Army/Wikimedia Commons)

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Moments after being pulled from his underground hiding spot, a disgraced Saddam Hussein faces the end of his reign as Iraq's most wanted man.

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