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Affordable Mass and the New Reality of Deterrence
War games show the U.S. would exhaust its missile stocks in days
Drones: Systems without strategy won't win wars
Drones aren't rifles; they're not kit to attach to molle gear.
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The FY-2026 NDAA: A broad reset for the Pentagon
Senate’s FY‑2026 defense bill focuses on AI, cyber, space, software, and sea power.
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FY2026 Defense Budget Thread – Status Update #2
Yesterday's hearing were a mix of firebrands and cold shoulders as Congress and the Executive's crisis in communication continues with mixed results - but in a new cardinal direction from year's past
The U.S. Senate Parliamentarian: Democracy's Procedural Gatekeeper
How an unelected official earning $203,700 yearly wields power over America's most significant legislation—and why every voter and taxpayer should care
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Pentagon FY26 'offsets'
These technologies or infrastructure changes are meant to create offsets to the adversary, whereas US