The US strikes and raid that captured Venezuela's leader raise some big questions. Here's what we know.

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Groups of people ride motorcycles and hold guys outside of a port in Venezuela. There is smoke rising in the background from a strike.
US military forces struck several locations in Venezuela as part of a raid to capture Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Saturday.

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The Pentagon says China has fielded a new long-range missile. Here's why the DF-27 is unusual.

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China's liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles DongFeng-5C, which have a global strike range, pass through Tian'anmen Square during the V-Day military parade on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China.
China rolled out its nuclear-capable missiles on Wednesday, including the DF-5C ICBM.

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New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

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Chinese DF-26 missiles, camouflage colored, in front of military personnel standing at a parade against a blue sky.
China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015.

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Air superiority and long-range strikes: what China's war games say about how it might assault Taiwan

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A screen showing soldiers running is seen against a building in a city.
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale.

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China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list

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Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries.

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There's no silver bullet to the US Navy's shipbuilding woes: report

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An aircraft carrier and five vessels sail in calm blue water with a cloudy sky in the background.
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships.

Official US Navy photo

Taiwan is getting plenty of missiles and drones from the US. A top business leader says the arsenal is out of balance.

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Two Taiwanese soldiers operate a tank, which is seen close-up, with a line of green trees and leaves in the background.
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Taiwan needs to flood the battlefield with cheap, mobile, and survivable weapons to counter China, former senior military officer says

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Two people wearing camouflage crouch in front of a rotary-wing drone that's sitting on a patch of greenish brown grass.
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Taiwan's drone push needs its powerhouse industries, former US commerce official says

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A group of Taiwanese men stand in a line under a tent. One man wearing camouflage is presenting a small grey drone, which is flying in the foreground.
Taiwan's government has prioritized the increasing use, investment, and development of drone systems.

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After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

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A large white vessel waits in blue water with a plume of smoke rising from the water in the distance. The sky is cloudy.
The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.

US Coast Guard photo

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