Abroad, China serially threatens to annex Taiwan. A hungry and perennially restless Vladimir Putin once upon a time thought he was restrained from invading his neighbors by fear of more costs incurred than the likelihood of benefits to be gained. But like an earlier reaction to a weakened U.S...
The nose cone carries a satellite guidance system which gives the rocket its sniper-like accuracy. But what impresses LaPlante most about HIMARS is not the sophistication of its technology, but the simplicity of its use. "There are just three operators, probably 18- to-20-years-old, and the...
"Putin is so much on the back foot at the moment. He's got very few ace cards. I think for him Zaporizhzhia is an ace card that he is not going to give up without a fight."While Russia and Ukraine have both expressed "interest" in a "commitment that no military action will incl...