How building fake aircraft carriers and destroyers in the desert could be helping China better threaten the US Navy

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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Jan. 5, 2024.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Jan. 5, 2024.

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Ex-PLA officer says Chinese troops used to cook and make hotpot with fuel they took out of missiles: report

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A split image showing military vehicles carrying DF-21D missiles in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, and a photo of a traditional Chengdu hot pot.

Ukrainian soldiers say they're having to abandon vehicles and hike for miles to the front lines because of exploding Russian drones

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Soldiers at the training ground calibrate their machine guns after going into combat on January 9, 2024, in Lyman district, Ukraine.
Soldiers at the training ground calibrate their machine guns after going into combat on January 9, 2024, in Lyman district, Ukraine.

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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

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Satellite image of a new carrier target in China's Taklamakan Desert.
Satellite image of a new carrier target apparently modeled after the USS Gerald R. Ford in China's Taklamakan Desert, captured January 1, 2024.

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US Army orders more parts for M777 howitzers after their success on Ukrainian battlefields

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Soldiers of the Ukrainian 55th artillery brigade operate on the frontline with a US made Howitzer M777 cannon amid artillery fights on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. A large swath of Donetsk region has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Russia has tried to expand its control here since the February 24 invasion.
Ukrainian forces fire a M777 howitzer in Bakhmut.

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Shooting down Russia's overhyped missiles with Patriots is a win for more than just Ukraine. The war is an 'intelligence bonanza' for the West.

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic mi

Russia has enough missiles to again hammer Ukraine with massive barrages, but it looks to be going after different targets

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Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at the building of the SOBES Social Assistance office, which was almost completely burned down, after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 31, 2023.
Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at the building of the SOBES Social Assistance office, which was almost completely burned down, after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Kharkiv,

Ukraine's military claims the Kinzhal missile Putin bragged is unbeatable just suffered a major defeat

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A policeman looks at a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A policeman looks at a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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The world is watching the war in Ukraine through drones, and it twists the view of who is winning this fight

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A Russian FPV kamikaze drone targeting and destroying a Ukrainian German-made Leopard 2A4 tank near Robotyne, Ukraine, shared on December 1, 2023, by the Russian Defense Ministry.
A Russian FPV kamikaze drone targeting and destroying a Ukrainian German-made Leopard 2A4 tank near Robotyne, Ukraine, shared on December 1, 2023, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere

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The moon rises over a giant statue of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, former Bolshevik leader of the 1917 October Revolution and the first Head of state of the Soviet Union , on March 16, 1992, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
The moon rises over a giant statue of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, former Bolshevik leader of the 1917 October Revolution and the first Head of state of the Soviet Union , on March 16, 1992, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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