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A posture of a cautious, bureaucratic approach to drone warfare, guided by internal regulatory constraints, has prevented the U.S.
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On 4 September 2025, China held a large parade showcasing their advanced military equipment, including a variety of combat drones.
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Before it roved across Mars, potentially finding ancient Martian life in the process, NASA’s Perseverance rover spent its lifetime on Earthly battlefields.
Not literally, of course, but piece by piece, bolt by bolt, it carries the genetic code of military engineering. From its nuclear heart to the robotic limbs and hardened electronics that keep it alive, the Mars rover is part war machine, part scientist. And it’s not alone. Its predecessors, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, were also built with brains, brawn, and battlefield bloodlines.
Israel’s Ministry of Defence have announced the “full operational maturity” of its 100kW Iron Beam laser weapon system.
U.S. President Donald Trump set high expectations for “Golden Dome.” His executive order directing development of this homeland air and missile defense system lists a broad range of threats: “ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries.” At an Oval Office event, he went further, claiming Golden Dome would be “very close to 100 percent” effective, completed “in about three years,” and cost “about $175 billion.
Those expecting a solid rapprochement between India and China may be misreading the situation, as structural frictions between the two countries endure. Among these, the unresolved border dispute remains at the core of their mistrust.India and China appear to be reviving their dialogue of cooperation against a backdrop of turbulence given by the imposition of U.S. tariffs and broader shifts in the international order. Recent months have seen signs of a softening in Sino-Indian relations, despite contradictory pressures.
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Human conflict is an intrinsic part of human nature; it is as natural as tears. As Leo Strauss wrote, in modern society “the original conflict between moral demands and desires remains intact.” Individuals and their various enterprises often have conflictual relations between each other. These can take many forms and are often non-violent.
However, only state actors engage in war, and only modern states engage in modern war.
L Todd Wood speaks with COL Tom Rempfer (USAF, Ret) on the push to make right all military members harmed by the illegal vaccine mandates.
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