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Israel Can’t Stop an Iranian A-Bomb, America’s Top Officer Says
Once again, anonymous Israeli officials are telling local reporters that they're really, really ready to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, and they mean it this time. And once again, the top U.S....
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U.S. Attack on Iran Would Take Hundreds of Planes, Ships, and Missiles
Should the U.S. actually take Benjamin Netanyahu's advice and attack Iran, don't expect a few sorties flown by a couple of fighter jocks. Setting back Iran's nuclear efforts will need to be an all-out...
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Pentagon Cries Poor, Starts $10 Billion Nuclear Weapon Upgrade
The Pentagon is facing its worst cash crunch in more than a decade. Yet it still somehow found the money to put a down payment on a $10 billion upgrade of its nuclear weapons in Europe -- y'know, just...
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Israeli Defense Chief Sounds Ready to Hit Iran, Thanks in Part to Iron Dome
Israel's defense chief sounded pretty ready to attack Iran when he stopped by the Pentagon Thursday. And it seems that the Iron Dome missile defense system helped provide that swagger.
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Senators Rough Up Obama’s Nominee to Run The Pentagon
If Chuck Hagel wins approval in the Senate to run the Pentagon, as President Obama desires, it’ll be despite his performance in his confirmation hearing on Thursday, not because of it. The former...
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Here’s How Geology Shows North Korea’s Nukes Are Getting Bigger
The rumblings from North Korea's third nuclear test tell a story: Pyongyang is building bigger atomic bombs. Understanding how requires checking out the geologic record.
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Tasks From Obama’s Big Speech: Cutting Nukes, Bringing Home Troops
As you'll hear in the State of the Union tonight, President Obama wants to halve the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan and cut the U.S. nuclear stockpile. The first thing he can do. The second thing,...
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Darpa Wants to Help You Survive a Nuclear Disaster
If you're near a nuclear disaster -- either a detonated bomb or a malfunctioning reactor -- you are probably going to die, and die unpleasantly. Unless the Pentagon's mad scientists have anything to...
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Here’s a Reminder Not To Tell Your Foreign Lover U.S. Nuke Secrets
Things defense wonks shouldn't do when they hook up: talk about the secret details of nuclear weapons, radar systems and war plans.
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Let’s All Stop Saying ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ Forever
According to a new indictment, a rocket-propelled grenade is a weapon of mass destruction. Time to retire this misleading term.
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