The West is finally giving Ukraine a shot at 'cutting the head off the snake' rather than making it wait for Russia to strike

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Ukrainian soldiers watch a rocket fire from a HIMARS launcher on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers watch a rocket fire from a HIMARS launcher in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Ukraine is forming new army brigades but is unable to supply them all, military experts say

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Infantrymen training with a T-80 tank in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Infantrymen training with a T-80 tank in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 2, 2024.

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Tensions with Iran spotlight Israel's hidden nuclear arsenal

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Israel's Dolphin 2-class submarines are widely expected to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles, the most survivable known element of Israel's nuclear forces.
Israel's Dolphin 2-class submarines are widely expected to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles, the most survivable known element of Israel's nuclear forces.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gets powerful ships to confront adversaries well beyond the Persian Gulf

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Iran has commissioned ships with more armament and endurance for its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, like the Martyr Hassan Bagheri, seen here at a maritime parade in April.
Iran has commissioned ships with more armament and endurance for its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, like the Shahid Hassan Bagheri, seen here at a maritime parade in April.

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Russia 'really did not accomplish that much' despite delays in US aid for Ukraine, says US defense official

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Ukrainian Infantrymen training with a T-80 tank in Donetsk Oblast.
"Russia continues to attempt to take ground, but the Ukrainians have done a good job of holding the line," Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.

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The US is upgrading its fighter fleets in Japan, boosting its Pacific airpower with the newest jets

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A US Air Force F-35A fighter jet flies across a blue key with some smoke surrounding the edges of the plane.
The US is sending F-35 stealth fighters and upgraded F-15EX strike fighters to its forward-bases n Japan.

U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner

Ukraine is killing Russian missiles with hand-me-down air defense weapons the US retired decades ago

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Soldiers looking at large missiles.
US Army soldiers inspect MIM-23B Hawk surface-to-air missiles in 1977.

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The death of a retired Marine major general is under investigation after his body was found at the training base he once commanded

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A US Marine Corps Commanding General is seen in uniform
US Marine Corps Maj. Gen. William F Mullen III, then commanding general of the Training and Education Command, stood for the National Anthem at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.

US Marine Corps photo by Pfc. William J. Chockey III

China can end the Ukraine war with a single phone call to Putin, says NATO member

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right).
Finland President Alexander Stubb told Bloomberg on Tuesday that Russia's dependence on China meant that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could end the Ukraine war if he wanted to.

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The US Army wants to equip its next-gen Abrams tank with modern military tech — without the bulk

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M1A2 Abrams tank seen before a high-intensity training session
M1A2 Abrams tank seen before a high-intensity training session

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