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US upgrading long-serving B-52 to take on China

Transforming the venerable B-52 bomber into a cutting-edge warplane, the US is gearing up the long arm of its strategic airpower against a near-peer fight with China in the Pacific. This month, The War Zone reported that the US is planning significant upgrades to its

Xi’s purges cutting PLA political clout down to size

After the sacking last year of the defense minister, at least nine generals and several senior executives of the military industry, the People’s Liberation Army – once the kingmaker of Chinese politics – is being purged again. President Xi Jinping has vowed to “enrich the

Israel-Hezbollah escalation could pull in Iran, US

Months of relentless exchanges between Israel and Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah have seen mass civilian evacuations and widespread death, injury and destruction. The violence has worsened since early June, accompanied by increasingly heated rhetoric. Both sides have

Putin’s mutual defense treaty with Kim may backfire

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a very short list of countries on his list of available international travel destinations these days. He made a wise choice to travel to Pyongyang, where he could be feted as a fellow dictator and share relief from sanctions-imposed