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Bidens Taiwan policy is deeply reckless "One China" is a diplomatic fiction, but it keeps the peace. Yet the administration is moving away from it — and risking a war for which the U.S. is ill-prepared.  By Peter Beinart Text size Copy shortlink: Media coverage of President Joe Bidens foreign policy tends to focus on his efforts to withdraw from Afghanistan, get tough on Russia and negotiate with Iran. But none of those may prove as conseq...

May 5, 2021 Credit...Illustration by The New York Times; photographs by Al Drago and Tom Brenner for The New York Times, and samxmeg/Getty Images By Peter Beinart Mr. Beinart is a contributing Opinion writer who focuses on U.S. foreign policy. Media coverage of President Biden’s foreign policy tends to focus on his efforts to withdraw from Afghanistan, get tough on Russia and negotiate with Iran. But none of those may prove as consequential as Mr. Biden’s quiet, incremental, moves to ...

Kim Hates This: The South Korean Air Force Could Crush North Korea Seoul has invested well in its own defense and has a powerful military that Pyongyang knows to fear. Key point: South Korea not only has the F-15K Slam Eagle, but it also has the F-35 stealth fighter. In fact, in terms of technology and training Seoul has one of the finest air forces. The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is the most powerful air force on the Korean Peninsula, with a capability far greater than its northern ...

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone fires a missile. | AP In the aftermath of the recent war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, drone warfare is being touted as the latest breakthrough in military technology, a “magic bullet” that makes armored vehicles obsolete, defeats sophisticated anti-aircraft systems, and routs entrenched infantry. While there is some truth in the hype, one needs to be especially wary of military “game changers,” since there is always ...

Saturday March 13, 2021 - 04:45:00 PM In the aftermath of the recent war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, drone warfare is being touted as the latest breakthrough in military technology, a “magic bullet” that makes armored vehicles obsolete, defeats sophisticated anti-aircraft systems, and rout entrenched infantry. While there is some truth in the hype, one needs to be especially wary of military “game changers,” since the...

Lasers are but one of several high-tech future weapons already being tested across different platforms. Lasers, robots, drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and hypersonic attacks are all areas of concentrated focus for U.S. Air Force innovators now looking to introduce a new generation of weapons into current and future warfare. The Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating its Science and Technology 2030 Strategy to fast-track innovations to war for the purpose of deploying a new generati...

Nimitz-class carriers early but keep building the more capable Ford-class carriers. The Marine Corps says it wants to retire “tired iron” – early-model F-18 fighters – as quickly as possible and buy F-35s. The M2 Bradley has been repeatedly upgraded since its introduction, but after 40 years in service, the vehicle is reaching its limits. The Army wants to replace its Bradley combat vehicle with another, modernized troop carrier, albeit a potentially self-driving one, the Optionally Ma...

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They were once the biggest of big box-office action heroes. Their face on a billboard was enough to sell popcorn by the tonne, and while critical credibility came and went, no one could argue their muscle in the arena of big dumb fun. But when shunted aside by a new crop of young upstarts, it is nice to know that the one-time blockbuster star has a gentle pasture to retreat to in their later years to keep the bank balance ticking over - the B-movie. Bruce Willis and Nicholas Cage both find the...

© Getty As we remember the euphoria of Operation Desert Storm 30 years ago, it’s easy to forget how broken the U.S. military was just 15 years before Desert Storm, at the end of the Vietnam War. Although many fought with courage and valor in Vietnam, they suffered from disastrous shortcomings: a strategy-tactics mismatch, insufficient training, unsuitable equipment, leadership failures and poor morale. Additionally, the American people were deeply divided over the war and the military’s ro...