Trump got it wrong on a past Iranian missile attack and again cast aside the US troop injuries as nothing more than headaches

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Trump botched the details of the Iranian attack on US forces in 2020, saying no missiles hit US positions in Iraq. He also downplayed troop injuries.

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War analysts say the massive Iranian missile attack the US called 'ineffective' likely wasn't just for show

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Iran's strike on Israel on Tuesday was the largest ballistic missile strike in history.

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What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous

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The Russian Su-35 made an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" maneuver near a US F-16 on September 23, NORAD said.

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Iran's missile attack forced some flights to turn around hours into their trips to avoid restricted airspace

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A Lufthansa flight to India was forced to turn around about 3 hours into its journey as air space closures impeded its path over the Middle East.

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Video captures a Russian fighter jet dangerously ripping past a US F-16 during an intercept

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NORAD command called the Su-35's conduct "unsafe" and "unprofessional."

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The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain

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Jiangnan Shipyard was recently expanded and is now being merged with another yard.

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Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific

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China's DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missiles on mobile carriers are parked in front of Chinese military personnel standing in formation.
China's ICBM test was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years.

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A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident

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Efforts to salvage the submarine, June 15.

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Ukraine is fielding machine-gun turrets remotely controlled by the Steam Deck video game system made for playing Halo

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Ukraine is using Steam Deck, a popular video game platform, for controlling remote guns.

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This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face

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US Navy aircraft carriers and warships travel in lines across the blue ocean with a blue sky background.
Regardless of who wins the 2024 election, Trump or Harris will both likely face a variety of foreign policy challenges.

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