Daily Archives: Mar 16, 2026

"Quantity has a quality all its own." This old military maxim has never felt more relevant than in the story of the F-22 Raptor-a fighter jet that was supposed to redefine air superiority but which stumbled on the unforgiving arithmetic of fleet size. The unparalleled stealth, agility, and sensor...

"War is optional for Russia but not for Ukraine." So said a Ukrainian intelligence chief, summing up the meaning of the newest escalation: three nights, back to back, of drone strikes on Moscow. A capital once considered untouchable now faces sustained aerial harassment, whose implications extend far beyond the...

Can a single presidential directive upend three decades of nuclear restraint? That is the question now looming large after President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to "immediately" resume nuclear weapons testing. The announcement, delivered hours before a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, has reignited...