A NATO country thought it could get by without tanks. It doesn't any more.

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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A Leopard 2 tank at a barracks in Germany in February 2023.

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Russia is twisting the knife after Navalny's sudden death

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Police officers detain Navalny during a protest in Moscow in 2012
Police officers detain Alexey Navalny during a protest in Moscow in 2012.

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Ukraine's war has shown the US its expensive GPS-guided munitions aren't as effective as it thought: report

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An Airman from the 7th Munitions Conventional Maintenance shop prepares Joint Direct Attack Munitions at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024.
An Airman from the 7th Munitions Conventional Maintenance shop preparing Joint Direct Attack Munitions at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, last month.

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US agents fooled a yakuza boss into giving them weapons-grade plutonium he thought would be sold to Iran: court docs

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A photo included in the indictment against Ebisawa, showing a Geiger counter held over yellow industrial drums.

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A cache of leaked Chinese hacking documents just confirmed experts' warnings about how compromised the US could be

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A hacker (left) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right).
A cache of over 570 Chinese hacking documents was posted to GitHub last week. Cybersecurity experts say the files, which reportedly belong to state-backed hackers, look authentic.

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Putin thinks he still has a good shot at victory in Ukraine as US aid stalls in Congress: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during the Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum, on February 20, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during the Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum, on February 20, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.

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Ex-CIA director says Russia has broken the stalemate in Ukraine and is 'on the offensive' along the 600-mile war front

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Robert Gates (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
Former CIA director Robert Gates (left) and Russian leader Vladimir Putin (right).

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Ukraine hit a company of Russian troops with HIMARS while they waited around for a visiting general

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A M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones

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The Laser Weapon System temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in 2012.
The Laser Weapon System temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in 2012.

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Women are joining Myanmar militia, breaking with tradition to fight on the front lines

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Women in Myanmar are upending cultural norms by enlisting in the fight against the military junta that took control of the country in 2021. 

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