Military

List of Military articles

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  C.P. Snow (I) on radar, chaff and science in the years leading up to World War II

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  U.S. Commandos About to Kick Their Drug War Mission in Colombia

  The Complex

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  Dan Lamothe

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  If China’s Airspace Grab Turns Violent, Here’s How the Dogfight Could Go Down

  The Complex

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  Kyle Mizokami

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  Meet the Most Powerful Man in Pakistan

  Passport

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  Jake Scobey-Thal

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  Checked Out

  Why Hamid Karzai's fickle recklessness imperils the future of Afghanistan.

  Argument

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  Emile Simpson

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  Open Arms

  How the White House is making it easier for Iran to smuggle weapons.

  Report

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  Colby Goodman

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  What are the chances of joint Israeli-Saudi airstrikes against Iran in about a year?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  A few words in favor of the much-derided individual replacement system for soldiers

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Taking Lincoln’s name in vain: Why Admiral Mullen was wrong to write that all soldiers’ deaths are meaningful

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Home Alone

  With Keith Alexander out fighting fires, meet the woman who's really running the NSA.

  Exclusive

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  Shane Harris

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  Imitation Is the Securest Form of Flattery

  Why China's powerful, new national defense posture looks so much like America's.

  Argument

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  Isaac Stone Fish

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  China Has a New Air Defense Zone and Washington Couldn’t Care Less

  Passport

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  J. Dana Stuster

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  ‘The Rock’ Reps U.S. Army-Licensed Clothing Line

  Passport

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  Catherine A. Traywick

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  China’s ADIZ Escalation: Brace for the New Normal

  Shadow Government 2009-2017

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  Michael J. Green

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  The eternal BS of higher headquarters: An example from German pilots in 1940

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks