Australia’s Failed Bid for the Bomb

Canberra was captivated by atomic weapons in the 1950s — then…

America Has Way Too Many Overseas Military Bases

With the U.S. military having withdrawn many of its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans would be forgiven for being unaware that hundreds of U.S. bases and hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops still encircle the globe. Although few…

The U.S. Army Once Dreamed of a Jetpack Future

by JOSEPH TREVITHICK

This Is How America Screwed Up Afghanistan’s Reconstruction

The U.S. reconstruction of Afghanistan was one of the worst foreign policy failures in American history. Taxpayers have wasted billions on roads that don’t work, buildings that don’t exist and weapons Afghan soldiers don’t know…

Enormous Stakes for America’s Next Stealth Bomber

One of America’s biggest weapons projects is accelerating … largely behind closed doors. Within a matter of weeks the U.S. Air Force could award a contract to begin producing the Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRS-B.