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The five-year economic plan that the Chinese government issued in late October made clear that industrial investment and indigenous innovation will remain the centrepiece of the country's strategic ...

Mark B. Schneider, President Trump Is Correct About Adversary Nuclear Testing, No. 645, December 3, 2025 Download PDF President Trump Is Correct About Adversary Nuclear Testing Dr. Mark ...

Strike three! The Navy has struck out yet again. This past week, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced that the Navy was cancelling its latest major surface warship initiative, the ...

The waters that connect the region matter more than thedistances between its shores, and 2026 will test that principle. Locals sometimes get so used to the scenery that they forget to marvel at the ...

"The last Fleet was lost to me for want of Frigates; God forbid this should." Lord Horatio Nelson, letter to Viscount Castlereagh, Oct. 5, 1805 The U.S. Navy is hitting the reset button on its ...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up windows in the once-abandoned church he plans to transform into a new 24-hour arts center for veterans. The U.S ...

News last week that China had published a white paper on arms control seemed promising, because it raised hopes that Beijing would provide some rationale or plan for its nuclear expansion of the ...

An oft-cited military maxim holds that strategy without tactics is the slowest path to victory, while tactics without strategy is the noise before a defeat. This concept is discussed in the writings ...

Too Many Military Families Are Sickened by Base Housing Some meetings can profoundly change your life. Not long ago, I met with a passionate military Mom from Alabama whose family experienced ...

Executive Summary: On November 19, a 28-point U.S.-Russia draft peace proposal was leaked that heavily favored Moscow, sparking backlash from Ukraine and the European Union. Several rounds of ...