The United States is far behind Russia and China on hypersonic weapons development—and is working with international partners in an attempt to close the gap. The Southern Cross Integrated Flight ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. is lagging behind China and Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, which are advanced systems capable of evading most current defenses due to their high speed and ...

For decades, America's detectives have made breakthroughs in crime using gun traces. A homicide investigator typically uses ...

America’s weapons stockpiles are running thin as foreign wars stretch production lines and domestic defense workers strike for higher pay. During an Oct. 17 White House visit, Ukrainian President ...

Under the rubric of “MACH TB 2.0” Kratos is attempting to “enhance the United States’ capabilities in hypersonic technology through rapid, affordable testing,” according to Kalif Shaikh at Interesting ...

IS DETERRENCE easy or hard? That simple question has been at the heart of nuclear strategy for almost 80 years. For Bernard Brodie, an early nuclear theorist, the ...

The Second World War lasted from September 1939 to September 1945. It resulted in the deaths of 70 – 85 million people, more than half of which were civilians. The global conflict incentivized ...

Before the World Wars were fought, most countries would wage wars and not give much thought to it. However, the Napoleonic Wars and the American Civil War showed what happens when nations decide to ...