The US-China tech race is moving from chips to the raw materials they're made of

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semi conductor chip covered in red tape
Supply chain and foreign relations experts told Business Insider why the global race for AI dominance keeps drawing comparisons to the Cold War.

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What Marco Rubio's nomination as Trump's secretary of state means for China and Taiwan

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Marco Rubio
Rubio has called China the "threat that will define this century."

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How Trump's Army veteran pick for Pentagon chief, Fox & Friends' Pete Hegseth, sees the world

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Pete Hegseth Donald Trump interview
Hegseth is against women serving in combat roles, equity and inclusion programs, and has questioned US support for Ukraine.

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Every kind of F-35 has now seen combat after a carrier-based stealth fighter struck the Houthis

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An F-35C Lightning II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in August.
An F-35C Lightning II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in August.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz

US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.

US Navy photo by Ensign John Rosenberg

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one

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A satellite image shows various sites of China building a nuclear reactor for an aircraft carrier.
China built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large warship, potentially an aircraft carrier.

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Iran has likely developed fentanyl-based chemical weapons

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Growing evidence suggests Iran has weaponized pharmaceutical agents that could be added to weapons like artillery and grenades.
Growing evidence suggests Iran has weaponized pharmaceutical agents that could be added to weapons such as artillery and grenades.

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China just showed off its answer to America's F-35 stealth fighter — the new J-35A

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China's new J-35A fifth-generation stealth fighter jet flying in a blue sky.
The developer told state media the newly revealed J-35A has advanced stealth capabilities to obscure detection from enemy radar.

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Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.

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A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.
A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.

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New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program

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A Mirage 2000-5F aircraft of the French air force in September.

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