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The Soviet Military Budget
On the basis of the analysis below, it appears that, as a percentage of Gross National Product (for the U.S.S.R.- national income), the Soviet military budget is about double that of the United ...
As Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance, ‘Soviet’ command culture damages war effort
Last February, a Ukrainian company commander going by his callsign Veter was ordered to send his people to reinforce another ...
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Shocking CIA report reveals alien encounter in Siberia turned Soviet soldiers to stone
A declassified CIA report has surfaced with chilling claims that a UFO encounter in Soviet-era Siberia ended in tragedy, with ...
From Soviet Strength to NATO Precision: The AK-47 vs. M4 Debate in Modern Conflicts
While insurgent forces and militias favor the AK-47, professional armies lean toward the M4’s technological edge. With ...
See photos of Camp Century, a secret US military base built beneath Greenland's ice sheet
Camp Century was built to store nukes beneath Greenland's ice. See photos of the underground, "Star Wars"-like site.
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The Pentagon’s Endangered Brain Trust
To prevent its findings from being blocked or watered down by the defense department’s bureaucracy, ONA was instructed to forward them directly to the Pentagon’s senior leaders. At the time ONA was ...
The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.
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‘Soviet, Nato arms trade continues in Pakistan, Afghanistan’
ISLAMABAD: Wea­pons left behind by Soviet and Nato forces in Afghanistan are still accessible in its eastern provinces, as ...