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Trump Has Options to Invade Iran—All of Them Would Cost Dearly"The big limitation that I see, really, to any of this is the fact that Iran's geography is not favorable to invasion, and it's been a fact of Iran's internal defense for mill...
By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Middle East Security
Deployment of Marines to Middle East Raises Specter of Ground Troops in Iran"That leaves a ground combat and amphibious capability gap in the region," Carlton Haelig, an expert in military operations and fellow at the Center for New American Security,...
By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Middle East Security
Known Knowns and the RestFog of (a social media) war? In an age where X is filled with unverifiable information, AI slop is becoming harder to identify, Iranians don’t have access to reliable internet...
By Carlton Haelig
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Meet VECTOR: An Unofficial Soldier-Made AI Tool the Army Suspended Pending a ‘Compliance Review’
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The message started circulating in some Army circles last week. It promoted an artificial intelligence tool, one that would “revolutionize” how soldiers approach talent manage...
By Carlton Haelig
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After U.S. Raid on Venezuela, Analysts Weigh Lessons About Russian Air Defenses
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Ostensibly speaking about the U.S. industrial base, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took a short detour on Monday to take a victory lap regarding the surprise US military op...
By Carlton Haelig
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‘This Was Surgical’: The Tactics Behind the Maduro Mission
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By Carlton Haelig
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What It Would Take to Build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘Battleships’
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When President Donald Trump told a group of high-ranking military officers in September that he was “seriously considering” building “battleships” for the US Navy, it raised e...
By Carlton Haelig
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JUST IN: Pentagon Stuck in Acquisition ‘Cul-de-Sac,’ New Report Finds
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The Defense Department continues to spend heavily on research and development while struggling to field weapon systems in a timely manner, according to a recent report publish...
By Carlton Haelig & Philip Sheers
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New National Security Strategy Could Redefine Homeland Defense: Experts
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“Defending the homeland” has always been the point of the national defense strategy, experts argue, but the precursors to the forthcoming update hint that the way the U.S. pra...
By Carlton Haelig & Philip Sheers
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‘0% Malfunction Rate,’ Until Now: How Military’s Plan to Fire Munitions over I-5 Went Awry
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It was supposed to be a boisterous event at Camp Pendleton celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps that included a live simulation of a beach assault by sea and air....
By Carlton Haelig
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U.S. Army Trying to Figure Out What to Do with the Tank It Built but Can’t Use
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The M10 Booker, an armored vehicle that was to be the U.S. Army’s first new major combat weapon in decades, was canceled this year because the “light” tanks were too heavy to ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
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The Army’s recently launched transformation initiative grabbed headlines for its plan to end procurement of “outdated” and “obsolete” programs, but its push to include “right ...
By Carlton Haelig
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HASC’s Draft Authorization Would Save E-7, Block A-10 Retirements
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The House Armed Services Committee on July 15 passed its draft of the 2026 defense policy bill, 55-2, in a late-night vote following nearly 14 hours of debate over hot-button ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Canceled Army Assault Vehicle M10 Booker Outgrew Its Worth
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The M10 Booker armored vehicle is among the programs the Army has put on the chopping block as part of its new transformation initiative....
By Carlton Haelig
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Trump’s Expected Military Reset: Culture War Counteroffensive
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President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the milit...
By Carlton Haelig
