All stories published by War Is Boring on February 18, 2016

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All Stories published by War Is Boring on February 18, 2016

Feb 18, 2016

China’s Island Missiles Can Effectively Shut Out the U.S. Air Force

China has deployed the powerful HQ-9 air and missile defense system to Woody Island — also known as Yongxing — in the Parcel archipelago, marking a new level of escalation in Beijing’s quest to control the South…

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Feb 18, 2016

‘Youngblood’ Is the Complicated Novel the Iraq War Deserves

The stories a culture tells itself are important. The stories a culture tells itself about its wars reveal essential truths. Conflict puts everything in a pressure cooker. It speeds up time, opens the door to sweeping social…

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Feb 18, 2016

Russia’s Military Modernization Push Is a Game of Catch Up

Russia has gone to pains to display its refurbished and modern military the last few years. First in Georgia, then in Ukraine and now in Syria. Pundits, journalists and bloggers have marveled at how far Moscow’s military has come…

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Feb 18, 2016

Royal Air Force Scrambles to Intercept Russian Bombers

On Feb. 17, two Russian air force Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers flew toward the United Kingdom — and Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters launched to intercept.

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Feb 18, 2016

One Simple Fact About Syrian Refugees

For all the fearmongering over Syrian refugees, here is one simple but obvious fact — no refugee is happy being one. For the most part, the refugees want to return to their country, the main obstacle being many don’t have one to go back to.

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