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A U.S.-Israeli aid deal signed in 2016 calls for $500 million in annual missile defense funding. Photo: An Israeli Iron Dome anti-rocket system, right, and an American Patriot missile defense system are shown during a joint U.S.-Israel military exercise on March 8, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images) 23 September 2021 | Joe Gould | Defense…
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Hello China. A US official called the move the “biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations.” 15 September 2021 | AARON MEHTA and COLIN CLARK | Breaking Defense WASHINGTON: In a major expansion and deepening of the ties between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, the three nations have formed a new joint-security agreement,…
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Six military bases in the Great Lakes region, including Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base, which sits on the coast of Lake St. Clair, have “dangerously” high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals present in their groundwater, according to a new report Photo: Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base, which sits on the coast of Lake…
Photo: The benefits of a hypersonic weapon include rapid response, time critical capability that will overcome distance in contested environments using high speed and altitude. An operational hypersonic air-launched weapon enables the U.S. to hold high value, time-sensitive targets at risk in contested environments from stand-off distances. 13 June 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media…
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Photo: The heat and pressure generated by a nuclear explosion can produce unusual chemical curiosities. United States Department of Energy/wikimedia 02 June 2021 | Robert A Jackson | The Conversation Nuclear detonations unleash an astonishing amount of destructive force. But the extreme pressure and temperature that they generate also makes nuclear blasts a cauldron of chemical creation, capable of delivering…
Photo: Only a limited number of Gaza journalists possessed safety gear like during the recent violence. (File/AFP) 28 May 2021 | HAZEM BALOUSHA | Arab News GAZA CITY: Only a limited number of Gaza journalists who work for international news agencies and reputed television networks possessed safety gear like helmets and bullet-proof vests during the…
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Photo: President Joe Biden on May 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden’s arms deal for Israel includes a weapon that could reduce collateral damage. The disparity in death counts between Israel and the Palestinians has made it harder for Israel to make its case to international critics.DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES The deal, orchestrated before current hostilities,…
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Rockets in Tel Aviv, destruction in the Gaza Strip — the situation between Israelis and Palestinians has been escalating for nearly a week. On both sides, people are suffering. 13 May 2021 | Various Sources | DW All rights included with each photo.
In 2020 US military expenditure reached an estimated $778 billion, representing an increase of 4.4 per cent over 2019. 26 Apr 2021 | Relief Web | Original Link | PDF World military spending rises to almost $2 trillion in 2020 (Stockholm, 26 April 2021) Total global military expenditure rose to $1981 billion last year, an…
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Photograph of a mock-up of the Little Boy nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945. This was the first photograph of the Little Boy bomb casing to ever be released by the U.S. government (it was declassified in 1960). (Source: Public Domain) 18 June 2019 | Shane Quinn | Global Research | Originally published…
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Biden’s “Skinny budget” has an eye on beating China at everything China does. 09 April 2021 | Marcus Weisgerber | Defence One (original link) Biden’s $715B Defense Ask: Higher Than Expected, Lower than Trump’s Plan The Biden administration pledged to spend billions of dollars on nuclear weapons, long-range weapons, and emerging technologies to counter China,…
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