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The United States’ new missile gap

In 1958 Senator John F. Kennedy, getting ready for his upcoming presidential campaign, said the United States faced a serious and dangerous missile gap. “The Soviet Union is rapidly building up a missile striking force that endangers our power to retaliate – and thus our

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli barrage in Lebanon

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday over the Israeli military’s barrage of attacks in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah, Iranian state media reported. Two tankers were able to pass through the strait, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil supply