Decades have passed since an Iraqi jet carrying two Exocet missiles struck the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Stark (FFG-31), killing thirty-seven U.S. Navy personnel and injuring nearly two dozen others. (Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here. Check out More 19FortyFive Videos Here) Originally assumed to be an Iraqi Mirage fighter on a benign flight […]
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Iran Did the Unthinkable in a 2002 Wargame – In 2002, the Pentagon convened a fictitious wargame to test a future enemy equipped with advanced technology and tactics. Dubbed the Millennium Challenge, the congressionally-mandated exercise pitted the “blue” U.S. team up against the “red” Iran-like Middle Eastern team, set in a timeframe five years in the […]
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To suggest that the Nazis had “grand ambitions” is an understatement, and the key to those plans for domination over Europe was to build a naval fleet that could not only rival but even defeat Britain’s Royal Navy. That would have required aircraft carriers and powerful battleships. (Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here. Check out […]
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Former President Donald Trump has been taking a lot of heat lately. Trump is the central figure in several lawsuits, investigations, and scandals. Some observers even believe Trump is on the verge of becoming the first president in US history ever charged criminally. (Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here. Check out More 19FortyFive Videos Here) […]
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The Nock Gun had seven barrels instead of one and promised a hail of deadly power. So why didn’t it achieve more success?
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China Has Not One, But Two Carrier-Killing Missiles – You may know that China has one carrier-killing missile, but what if I told you it has two? The DF-21D is an anti-ship ballistic missile that 19FortyFive has analyzed before. There is another – one with an even greater range than the 1,000-mile DF-21D. (Subscribe to Our […]
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This was the year the word “tripledemic” entered the lexicon. That’s the term for the three different types of illnesses, COVID-19, flu, and RSV, that are affecting people this winter season. The New York Times looked at the problem last week. “R.S.V., or respiratory syncytial virus, has made so many young children ill this fall that weekly […]
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Nazi Germany’s Bismarck and Tirpitz, along with the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato and Musashi, are some of the most famous battleships to see service during the Second World War. There were other Axis battleships, of course. The German Kriegsmarine operated two Scharnhorst-class battleships, while the IJN maintained a fleet of big-gun capital vessels. (Subscribe to […]
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“Say Hello to My Little Friend”! That iconic scene with Al Pacino as Tony Montana in the 1983 version of Scarface was more than likely the first introduction for most American moviegoers – those who didn’t serve in the U.S. Armed Forces anyway – to the venerable M203 40mm grenade launcher. After having written articles […]
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PayPal claims it is the safest way to send money. That’s not really true as it was reported last month that in 2021 alone, online payment fraud on platforms such as PayPal cost users over $20 billion. In addition, the service now accounts for 10 percent of all money laundering by criminals. While the latter […]
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