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Russia's Nuclear Signalling: Reading the Actual Doctrine
New START expired in February 2026. The 2024 doctrine lowered the threshold. What the text actually says, what the signalling is for, and where the limits are.
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The Ankara Decoy: How the Secret Service Flew Trump Out of Turkey While Air Force One Became Bait
A surface-to-air missile threat over Ankara triggered a rehearsed presidential deception — a catering truck, a C-32A, and a decoy 747 carrying Cabinet secretaries and the press pool.
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Counterspace Weapons and Space Warfare: The Orbital Domain in 2026
Analysis of counterspace weapons — kinetic ASAT, electronic warfare, co-orbital threats, Golden Dome space-based interceptors, and the militarization of orbit.
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Russia's Top Weapons in 2026: Capability, Production Reality, and Assessment
Detailed analysis of Russia's most significant weapons — Oreshnik, Kinzhal, Zircon, Poseidon, Su-57, T-14 Armata — and the gap between showcase and production.
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Hypersonic Weapons in 2026: Programs, Budgets, and the Defense Problem
Analysis of hypersonic weapons programs — Dark Eagle LRHW fielding, ARRW and HACM funding, glide vehicles vs cruise missiles, and hypersonic defense challenges.
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China's Top Weapons in 2026: The PLA Arsenal in Detail
Detailed analysis of China's most significant weapons — J-36 and J-20 fighters, Fujian carrier, DF-26 and DF-27 missiles, and the world's largest navy.
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Loitering Munitions in 2026: Programs, Economics, and Market Analysis
Analysis of the loitering munitions market: Switchblade, Lancet, Shahed-136, LASSO procurement, unit economics, and a $13B market forecast by 2030.
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The Stockpile Question: What Depleted ATACMS and PrSM Reserves Actually Signal
Reuters reports the US has used 'virtually all' of its ATACMS and PrSM missiles after five months of war with Iran. Why it's a readiness story, not a supply story.
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US Military Bases in the Middle East: The Full List, and What 2026 Broke
Nineteen sites, ten countries, all inside Iran's missile envelope. What Operation Epic Fury did to the US base network — and where the posture goes next.
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Poland's Missile, Washington's Sanctions Bill: Reading NATO's Escalation Ladder
A Russian Kh-101 crossed into Poland on July 30. Days later the Senate cleared a sanctions package 84-strong. How the two are connected, and what follows.
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Russia Wants 30,000 More North Korean Troops. That's a Weakness Signal.
Russia wants 30,000 more North Korean troops and more ballistic missiles. It's a sign Moscow's war machine is running short, not a show of strength.