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Three credible sources, three different numbers — and the gap isn't new explosions. It's what each one decided to count.

The most secretive objects on Earth move by truck on civilian highways — and people photograph them at rest stops.

The US parks B61 bombs in six allied countries — but never hands over the keys. How nuclear sharing is engineered to not require trust.

Israel's newest submarine, the Drakon, just arrived in Haifa. What does a six-boat fleet actually buy a country the size of New Jersey?

NATO's 2% target worked. But what happens when a country spends 5%, 8%, or even 30% of GDP on defense?

23 UN-recognized countries have no standing army. Here's how they survive — and what happens when the protection fails.

Satellite imagery reveals China's rapid nuclear buildup—350+ silos since 2021 and a fivefold warhead increase in 16 years.

With the New START treaty expired, the world enters a dangerous new era of unconstrained nuclear competition and rapid ICBM expansion.