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Are these plans included in Climate Change goals? The U.S. plans to produce 480 B61-12s from fiscal 2022-2025 as part of their $634 billion nuclear modernization plan. Photo: An F-35A Lightning II carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly sits on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021. Two F-35A Lightning…
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Australia and the United States announced expanded military cooperation, including rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (cropped) 17 September 2021 | Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom | Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Australia and the United States announced expanded military cooperation on Thursday, including rotational…
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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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The Cradle is a wonderful journalist-driven publication covering West Asia, representing tens of millions of regional voices not heard in the world’s English-language media. 02 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media I first found out about The Cradle after reading one of their Pepe Escobar articles reprinted in another publication. As usual, it told me more…
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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Is the Biden government is pushing their plans for ‘near-peer-conflict’ into high gear? 14 April 2021 | BRAD D. WILLIAMS | Breaking Defense (original link) WASHINGTON: FBI Director Christopher Wray said today there are more than 2,000 investigations underway that lead back to the Chinese government, including a 1,300 percent increase in economic espionage cases alone over…
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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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