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US in a losing race to replenish depleted missile arsenals

The US’s multibillion-dollar push to expand interceptor missile production could begin rebuilding depleted stocks, but long manufacturing lead times, industrial bottlenecks and cost imbalances mean the benefits will depend on how quickly new capacity translates into deployable

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With America deranged, President Xi summons overseas Chinese

就让岁月开成一朵花, 等一场春风温柔抵达, 带着知足上路, 带着晚霞回家, 爱在时光中轻轻发芽。 – 吴忧 And so it begins. President Xi Jinping of China has summoned overseas Chinese to pool strengths and contribute to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This is not new. The People’s Republic of China has frequently called

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South Korea: the ‘model ally’?

US Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby called South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) a “model ally” while visiting Seoul a few months ago. A “model ally?” Compared with what? South Korea is still a longtime partner and an ally bound by a mutual defense treaty signed in 1953.

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