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Illustration by Joanne Imperio Never Give Artificial Intelligence the Nuclear Codes
The temptation to automate command and control will be great. The danger is greater.
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Photo-illustration by Oliver Munday. Source: TeamDAF / Getty. The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over
The United States has ceded the oceans to its enemies. We can no longer take freedom of the seas for granted.
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Getty The Military Is About to Launch a Constellation
Private companies have been sending herds of tiny satellites to orbit for years. Now the Space Force wants to join this very crowded party.
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Getty; The Atlantic My Decision to Serve
A Veterans Day reflection
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The Atlantic We Must Reject Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail
And stop Putin before other dictators follow his lead.
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Getty; The Atlantic ‘An Army of Zombies Is Leading Us to Hell’
An interview with a Moscow professional who just quit Russia to escape Vladimir Putin’s military draft
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Ben Hickey The Rise of the Liberal Hawks
They picked the right side.
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Drew Angerer / Getty; House Select Committee / … Mike Pence Owes the Country an Explanation
The constitutional authority to call out the military is vested in the president of the United States. So what was Pence doing on January 6?
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Jedrzej Nowicki The Other Ukrainian Army
Imperiled by Russian invaders, private citizens are stepping forward to do what Ukraine’s government cannot.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Getty A Third Nuclear Age Is Upon Us
North Korea’s moves to develop tactical nuclear weapons show that the slope toward a new era is steepening.
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Ben Hickey An Army Alone Doesn’t Make You a Great Power
We focus too much on military force instead of considering economic, technological, social, and political structures.
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Getty; The Atlantic How the Finns Deter Russian Invasion
If you want ordinary people to make your society occupation-proof, you have to teach them to kill well before they need to do so.
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Alexei Nikolsky / TASS / Getty Arm the Ukrainians Now
The U.S. must support an insurgency that will cause Russia to regret any attempt to crush democracy and independence.
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Jean-Marc Caimi and Valentina Piccinni Ukraine’s Civilian Soldiers
For many Ukrainians, war with Russia is not a possibility, but an ever-present reality.
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FOX / Everett; Amazon / Everett; Universal / … How Fake Spies Ruin Real Intelligence
Espionage-themed entertainment is influencing policy makers, from soldiers fighting on the front lines to justices sitting on the nation’s highest court.
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Maureen Drennan What Will Become of America’s Veterans’ Halls?
Across the country, membership in the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars is declining, but the physical spaces they occupy still serve important purposes.
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Win McNamee / Getty; Anna Moneymaker / Getty; … Virginia’s Next Governor and the Threat of a Constitutional Crisis
State governors command the National Guard. That means more now than it has in a long time.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP What Working for Colin Powell Taught Me
The former general and ex–secretary of state made hard work fun.
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Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt / U.S. Army / … The Hypocrisy of the Anti-vax Patriot
Stopping the spread of COVID-19 is a great way to help U.S. military families.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic What I Learned While Hunting Humans
And how our drone policy led to the deaths of seven children
