# aircraft carrier (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover aircraft carrier. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trump’s Own Lawyers Can’t Deny He “Irrevocably Damaged” Kennedy Center](https://newrepublic.com/post/214802/donald-trump-lawyers-irrevocably-damaged-kennedy-center) _2026-08-27 · Edith Olmsted · The New Republic_ Donald Trump’s so-called renovations to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have done more harm than good—even his lawyers think so. In a court filing Wednesday, Ohio Representative Joyce Beatty, the Democratic lawmaker mounting the legal challenge against Trump’s changes to the prestigious theater, said that the president’s lawyers had declined to defend him from accusations that… ## [Education Department Seriously Posts Video Comparing Trump to Hitler](https://newrepublic.com/post/214800/education-department-video-trump-hitler) _2026-08-27 · Hafiz Rashid · The New Republic_ On Wednesday night, the Department of Education posted a video to X comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, and then deleted it following massive backlash. The video was a clip from the 2017 film Darkest Hour about Winston Churchill during World War II, and has Gary Oldman playing Churchill shouting, “You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!” Oldman’s character was talking… ## [Transcript: Trump Unraveling as Aides Feed Him Crackpot Poll Hopium](https://newrepublic.com/article/214797/transcript-trump-unraveling-aides-feed-crackpot-poll-hopium) _2026-08-27 · The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent · The New Republic_ The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Donald Trump’s advisors have figured out why his approval ratings are in the toilet. The problem is that voters just aren’t aware of how stupendous… ## [Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars Is an Oddly Trad Fantasy](https://newrepublic.com/article/214315/ridley-scott-dog-stars-oddly-trad-fantasy) _2026-08-27 · Adam Nayman · The New Republic_ “I never want to repeat myself, and all my films have been on the money,” said Sir Ridley Scott , promoting his new film, The Dog Stars . “ I’ve been ahead of the game frequently, and if you’re ahead of the game, you’re an influencer. So I’m not a filmmaker, I’m an influencer.” This quote is certainly on the money, insofar as it exemplifies its source’s robust—some might say megalomaniacal—sense… ## [The Data Center Backlash Is a Rare Bright Spot in American Politics](https://newrepublic.com/article/214795/ai-data-center-backlash-inevitable) _2026-08-27 · Matt Ford · The New Republic_ A certain segment of American elites has recently realized that people don’t like AI, data centers, and the Silicon Valley oligarchy that is foisting these things upon this country. One of the many blinking red lights for the AI industry came in the form of a Gallup survey in May. It found that a whopping 71 percent of Americans oppose the construction of new data centers in their communities to… ## [They’ve Been Screwed Over for 160 Years. Trump Is Screwing Them More.](https://newrepublic.com/article/213800/black-farmers-trump-administration-screwed) _2026-08-27 · Kali Holloway · The New Republic_ On the day we met in early June, Philip “P.J.” Haynie III’s gears had ground him awake just before 4:30 a.m. By the time I got into his truck, he had already spent the morning farming in his head. Rain was coming at 10 a.m.—half a day earlier than previously forecast, but still three hours out—and Haynie was rearranging the day’s chores, toggling between calls to his crews at two farms. In eastern… ## [There’s Nothing Wrong With Being a “Subaru Socialist”](https://newrepublic.com/article/214667/subaru-socialist-dsa-history-leftist-leaders-middle-class) _2026-08-27 · Kristen Ghodsee · The New Republic_ The sweeping success of progressive candidates this election season and the rapid growth of the group with which many of them are aligned—the Democratic Socialists of America—has triggered a spate of recent articles that range from sympathetic hand-wringing over these political upstarts to thinly veiled suggestions of hypocrisy. Journalists at The New York Times stalked Gustavo Gordillo, co-chair… ## [Trump Unravels as Leaks Reveal How Aides Feed Him Crackpot Poll Hopium](https://newrepublic.com/article/214792/trump-unravels-leaks-reveal-aides-feed-crackpot-poll-hopium) _2026-08-27 · The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent · The New Republic_ Donald Trump is reportedly instructing advisers to spend big on midterm ads … about himself. Sources leak to The Atlantic that Trump advisers are telling him the real reason the polls look so bad is that voters are unaware of his many stupendous successes. He is apparently so unwilling to accept the reality facing Republicans that he’s nixing their efforts to make their races more local — and less… ## [The Ground Station Gap: Why Arctic Space Power Runs Through Norway](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/27/arctic-space-power/) _2026-08-27 · Vegard Henriksen · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ A Changing Arctic Over the last few decades, global warming has affected the Arctic more than any other region, with its eastern parts warming at nearly four times the global average. Because of higher temperatures and less ice, the Arctic has become easier to access and more contested, as retreating ice opens shipping lanes and seabed resources that have long … Read more The post The Ground… ## [The Hybrid Battlefield](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/27/the-hybrid-battlefield-m23s-fusion-of-cyber-tactics-and-territorial-control/) _2026-08-27 · Paige McLachlan · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Abstract The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered a new phase where armed groups exploit the intersection of physical violence and digital vulnerability. The March 23 Movement (M23) has evolved from a conventional insurgency into a cyber-enabled actor capable of disrupting navigation systems, manipulating mineral supply-chain data, and conducting sophisticated… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/L8WLgtKpYzif) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [28 Years Later, a Single 1998 Amendment Is Still the Reason No US Ally Can Buy a US Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/28-years-later-a-single-1998-amendment-is-still-the-reason-no-us-ally-can-buy-a-us-air-force-f-22-raptor-stealth-fighter/) _2026-08-26 · Harrison Kass · 19FortyFive_ In 1998 Congress enacted the Obey amendment, prohibiting the Defense Department from approving or licensing F-22 exports. Twenty-eight years on it still holds. Washington has exported F-15s, F-16s and even the F-35. It has never exported a single Raptor, and three of America's closest allies were told no. ## [The US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Bombed Iran But It Can Also Start a Nuclear War at a Moments Notice](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/the-us-air-force-b-2-spirit-stealth-bomber-bombed-iran-but-it-can-also-start-a-nuclear-war-at-a-moments-notice/) _2026-08-26 · Harrison Kass · 19FortyFive_ B-2s can serve as a tangible threat, a warning not to escalate further. The adversary can see this as a cue to reconsider or de-escalate. Functionally, the B-2 serves as both a weapon and a diplomatic signal. But make no mistake: The B-2 Is a nuclear bomber. ## [The US Navy Has Paid $111,000,000 Just to Park Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise While It Waits to Be Taken Apart](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/the-us-navy-has-paid-111000000-just-to-park-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise-while-it-waits-to-be-taken-apart/) _2026-08-26 · Brandon Weichert · 19FortyFive_ The Enterprise has been waiting since 2012. Of the total dismantlement bill, $111 million covers nothing but long-term pier-side storage during that wait - money spent on a ship going nowhere. The scrapping contract itself is $418.5 million, with $902 million already spent on inactivation and defueling. ## [US Navy Nuclear Submarines Cost Taxpayers Billions of Dollars to Build and Maintain: Retirement Adds a $100,000,000 More In Costs](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/us-navy-nuclear-submarines-cost-taxpayers-billions-of-dollars-to-build-and-maintain-retirement-adds-a-100000000-more-in-costs/) _2026-08-26 · Brandon Weichert · 19FortyFive_ On a larger scale, an ongoing wave of retirements of Cold War-era submarines is outpacing the production of new ones. That says a lot about the US Navy's nuclear sub force in 2026. ## [Trump Attempts to Troll Canada as He Loses Latest Trade War](https://newrepublic.com/post/214786/donald-trump-attempts-troll-canada-trade-war-tariffs) _2026-08-26 · Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling · The New Republic_ The Trump administration has futilely projected a victory in its trade war with Canada, despite the obvious losses for the American public. The White House’s official X account shared an image of a bald eagle attacking a Canada goose Wednesday, responding to a statement released the day before claiming that “President Trump is finally ending Canada’s free ride.” “Canada has been ripping off the… ## [Trump Silent as Chinese Hackers Target Tons of Government Websites](https://newrepublic.com/post/214783/trump-silent-doj-chinese-hackers-government-websites) _2026-08-26 · Hafiz Rashid · The New Republic_ A Chinese hacking operation breached multiple sensitive U.S. government agencies, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. The DOJ, Federal Reserve, Senate, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, NASA, and National Institutes ⁠of Health were among the targets of the operation. The cyber-espionage campaign also targeted defense contractors, hospitals, power companies, and… ## [The Air Force Needed $30,000,000,000 for a New Type of F-22 Raptor as a Bomber That Would Fly Mach 1.8 Named the FB-22](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/the-air-force-needed-30000000000-for-a-new-type-of-f-22-raptor-as-a-bomber-that-would-fly-mach-1-8-named-the-fb-22/) _2026-08-26 · Caleb Larson · 19FortyFive_ The FB-22 carried an estimated price of $30 billion. It would have competed for the same scarce tactical air and long-range strike money as the F-22 program, which ultimately ended at 187 operational aircraft, far below earlier projections. An aircraft that cannot be afforded alongside the fighter it derives from is not a cheap derivative. ## [A Chinese J-16 Fighter Went Head-to-Head With a French Dassault Rafale for the First Time in History, and It Happened Over Egypt](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/a-chinese-j-16-fighter-went-head-to-head-with-a-french-dassault-rafale-for-the-first-time-in-history-and-it-happened-over-egypt/) _2026-08-26 · Steve Balestrieri · 19FortyFive_ For the first time in aviation history, a Chinese fighter has flown organized air combat training against the Dassault Rafale. It did not happen over China or France. On August 23, 2026, Shenyang J-16s engaged Egyptian Rafales one-on-one during the Eagles of Civilization exercise, with pilots from both nations briefed on safety and airspace management before launching in succession. ## [12,000 M48 Patton Tanks Were Built: The Original M48 Ran on Gasoline and Could Only Go 135 Miles. The Diesel Version More Than Doubled It.](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/12000-m48-patton-tanks-were-built-the-original-m48-ran-on-gasoline-and-could-only-go-135-miles-the-diesel-version-more-than-doubled-it/) _2026-08-26 · Isaac Seitz · 19FortyFive_ Early M48s carried a Continental AV1790 air-cooled gasoline V12 producing 810 horsepower, and suffered persistent engine, transmission, track and suspension problems. From the M48A3 onward the tank used a Continental AVDS-1790 twin-turbocharged diesel, lifting combat range from 135 miles to 288. Engine maintenance remained a problem for the tank's entire career. ## [‘Full of Asbestos’: Australia Buried 23 F-111 Bombers in a Coal Mine, and Why It Was the Right Call](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/full-of-asbestos-australia-buried-23-f-111-bombers-in-a-coal-mine-and-why-it-was-the-right-call/) _2026-08-26 · Harry J. Kazianis · 19FortyFive_ Only the fuselages went into the pit — the asbestos was bonded into the panels themselves, and a country that had already paid the deseal-reseal price wasn't asking workers to carve them up. The full story of Australia's F-111s, from the drawing-board order to the mapped graves at Swanbank. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YgDFLi3rRKiG) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [12,000,000 Hours in the Sky: The US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Is No Stealth Fighter Like the F-22 or F-35 But Was the Go To Fighter in the Iran War](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/12000000-hours-in-the-sky-the-us-navy-f-a-18-super-hornet-is-no-stealth-fighter-like-the-f-22-or-f-35-but-was-the-go-to-fighter-in-the-iran-war/) _2026-08-26 · Isaac Seitz · 19FortyFive_ Since entering service in 1999, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has accumulated twelve million flight hours. It made its combat debut in 2002 over Iraq, carried the Navy through two decades of strike operations across the Middle East, and remains indispensable to the carrier air wing today. Twelve million hours is the argument for keeping it. ## [8/26/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/26/8-26-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary/) _2026-08-26 · David Maxwell · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless Opinion | I was a U.S. diplomat for 20 years. Now I see how the Iran war could be won. What Happened to the Coveted Western Tanks Sent to Ukraine? CIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Surprise Trip to Moscow … Read more The post 8/26/26 National Security and… ## [The Navy Estimated $66,100,000,000 for an Aircraft Carrier-based F-22 ‘Sea Raptor’ Fighter. It Developed the F/A-18 Super Hornet for $3,300,000,000 Instead](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/the-navy-estimated-66100000000-for-an-aircraft-carrier-based-f-22-sea-raptor-fighter-it-developed-the-f-a-18-super-hornet-for-3300000000-instead/) _2026-08-26 · Caleb Larson · 19FortyFive_ The original concept considered arming the navalized F-22 Raptor or Sea Raptor with the AIM-152 long-range air-to-air missile, HARM anti-radiation missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The AIM-152 was itself cancelled. A fleet defense fighter that never flew was to be armed with a fleet defense missile that never entered service. ## [Porcupines, Silicon, and Alliances: How Middle Powers Can Resist Great Power Coercion](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/26/porcupines-silicon-and-alliances/) _2026-08-26 · Lasse de Graaf · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney dominated headlines with his 2025 Davos address. Declaring the end of the rules-based international order and the emergence of “intensifying great power competition”, Carney’s assessment reflects the visible erosion of multilateral institutions such as an absent World Trade Organization (WTO), a paralyzed United Nations Security Council (UNSC), and the rise of… ## [Strategic Studies and Its Vocabulary: A Conceptual Audit of “Emerging Technologies”](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/26/emerging-technologies-conceptual-audit/) _2026-08-26 · Tahir Azad · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Introduction Few terms in contemporary strategic and security studies enjoy as much circulation and as little critical examination as “emerging technologies.” The phrase appears in NATO communiques, United States Department of Defense strategy documents, European Union defense-industrial roadmaps, peer-reviewed journals, and think tank publications with such consistency that its meaning is rarely… ## [Hegseth’s Army Purges Have Undermined Military Leadership on Iran](https://newrepublic.com/post/214747/hegseth-army-purges-undermined-iran) _2026-08-25 · Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling · The New Republic_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire numerous top generals has put America’s military between a rock and a hard place in its war against Iran. The Army has been without a chief of staff since Hegseth fired General Randy George in April; he has forced out at least three senior officers that were believed to be in the running to be George’s replacement, according to current and former… ## [Is Farm Country About to Turn on Trump?](https://newrepublic.com/post/214745/farm-country-turn-trump-2026) _2026-08-25 · Edith Olmsted · The New Republic_ The Financial Times reported Tuesday that farmers in America’s Corn Belt region are facing their toughest economic crisis in 40 years. Last month, the American Farm Bureau Federation, an industry group, projected that without government intervention, farmers growing nine principal crops will face $32 billion in losses in 2027, after losing an estimated $31 billion in 2026. “This is the worst… ## [Republicans Brace for Darline Graham to Lose in South Carolina](https://newrepublic.com/post/214741/republicans-brace-darline-graham-lose) _2026-08-25 · Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling · The New Republic_ With hours on the clock until polls close, Republicans are betting that Senator Darline Graham—the temporary fill-in for her late brother, Lindsey Graham—will be iced out of South Carolina’s GOP runoff race. Graham is up against Representative Ralph Norman, a five-term lawmaker who has represented the Palmetto State in various legislative capacities since 2005. The junior Graham took the reins of… ## [Trump Team Refuses to Explain Imported Beef Origin as Backlash Grows](https://newrepublic.com/post/214735/trump-team-imported-beef-origin-backlash) _2026-08-25 · Malcolm Ferguson · The New Republic_ Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins refused to speak on what countries President Trump plans to import tariff-free beef from amid growing backlash over his emergency effort to lower beef prices as midterm elections approach. “About the beef imports, what specific countries have been in talks with the U.S. about stepping up those beef imports, aside from Mexico?” a reporter asked Rollins on… ## [Federal Judge Frees Witness to Fatal ICE Shooting in Houston](https://newrepublic.com/post/214730/federal-judge-frees-witness-fatal-ice-shooting-houston) _2026-08-25 · Hafiz Rashid · The New Republic_ A federal judge has ordered the government to release one of the witnesses to ICE’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett ruled Tuesday that Daniel Tirado Pantoja, who was a passenger in the van driven by Salgado Araujo when he was shot on July 7, should be released from ICE detention as he “has no criminal history, is not a flight risk, and… ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TI7QcCtaJhz7) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Dolly Parton, Country Singer Who Crossed All Party Lines, Dies at 80](https://newrepublic.com/post/214733/dolly-parton-crossed-party-lines) _2026-08-25 · Edith Olmsted · The New Republic_ Dolly Parton, the award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and all-around all-star human being, died on Tuesday at the age of 80. Her death was announced by Bryan Seaver, her nephew and head of security, in a video posted to her official Instagram. As a prolific country singer and humanitarian, Parton’s work transcended the stark political boundaries that have set in across the… ## [RFK Jr. Resignation Calls Grow as Two People Die From Measles](https://newrepublic.com/post/214729/rfk-jr-resignation-calls-two-people-die-measles-vaccines) _2026-08-25 · Malcolm Ferguson · The New Republic_ Calls for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation are growing after two unvaccinated people died from measles in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. There have been 393 confirmed measles cases in 28 counties in Pennsylvania this year, and 2,777 total cases nationally—a 35-year high. These are the first measles deaths in the United States this year, and in Pennsylvania in more than three… ## [Trump-Aligned Board Threatens to Demolish the Kennedy Center](https://newrepublic.com/post/214726/trump-threatens-demolish-kennedy-center) _2026-08-25 · Edith Olmsted · The New Republic_ The Trump administration, in its ongoing effort to shatter previous world records for spitefulness, is threatening to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it is not allowed to put Donald Trump’s name on it. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors suggested that the proposed $250 million renovation project—which includes tacking the president’s name to the facade of the… ## [We’re About to Learn How DOGE Helped ICE Get Taxpayer Data](https://newrepublic.com/post/214725/doge-ice-dhs-irs-taxpayer-data) _2026-08-25 · Hafiz Rashid · The New Republic_ A court has ordered the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to disclose to immigrants’ rights groups how involved it was in getting tax and Social Security information shared with the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Monday that the government has to turn over the records after refusing requests to do so as part of a lawsuit against Trump… ## [This Kentucky Republican Is Erasing Trump From His Campaign](https://newrepublic.com/post/214721/kentucky-republican-erasing-trump-campaign) _2026-08-25 · Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling · The New Republic_ Is the Republican Party going to spend the election season running away from Donald Trump? If Ralph Alvarado, a Republican candidate running for Kentucky’s 6th congressional district, is any sign of things to come, then maybe so. This week, Alvarado stripped mentions of the president’s agenda from his campaign materials, apparently deciding that being too tied to Trump would hinder rather than… ## [8/25/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/8-25-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary/) _2026-08-25 · David Maxwell · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Ukraine hands Britain ‘goldmine’ of battlefield intelligence 2. Ukraine’s Drone War Exposes An Uncomfortable Reliance On China 3. Nvidia Has Become a Banker to the AI Boom, Putting It on Dangerous Ground 4. One of Taiwan’s Biggest AI Winners Isn’t a Chip Maker 5. The Warnings That Came Before a War Now … Read… ## [How Great Power Rivalry Is Reshaping UN Peacekeeping](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/how-great-power-rivalry-is-reshaping-un-peacekeeping/) _2026-08-25 · Ausiuddin Aftab Abir · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Abstract: The funding shortfalls of the United Nations’ (UN) peace operations are the visible edge of a deeper shift. Great powers now treat peace operations as a stage for their own rivalries with each other. Washington holds back to push for more limited missions while China steps in to take on a bigger role in the gaps left behind. Meanwhile, … Read more The post How Great Power Rivalry Is… ## [The Socrates Project: Assessment Redesign in the Age of AI](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/the-socrates-project-assessment-redesign-in-the-age-of-ai/) _2026-08-25 · Anthony A. Joyce · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Abstract: Facing a crisis of academic dishonesty due to generative AI, the US Army’s Command and General Staff College initiated the “Socrates Project.” This project introduces a novel assessment method where students must use an artificial intelligence agent, Socrates, to generate their papers through a guided Socratic dialogue. By evaluating the student’s raw cognitive process during the… ## [A Jungle Heist: Shielding the Amazon from Organized Crime](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/a-jungle-heist-shielding-the-amazon-from-organized-crime/) _2026-08-25 · SWJ Staff · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ A Jungle Heist: Shielding the Amazon from Organised Crime | International Crisis Group A comprehensive new International Crisis Group report finds that organized crime has become one of the biggest obstacles to protecting the Amazon, now active in more than two-thirds of Amazon municipalities across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Criminal networks are exploiting weak state… ## [Geography as a Predictor of Violence in Latin America](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/geography-as-a-predictor-of-violence-in-latin-america/) _2026-08-25 · SWJ Staff · Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University_ Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might | The Conversation | by Stephen F. Pires, Dylan Spencer, Juan Del Rio, and Rob T. Guerette A study featured in the Conversation analyzed patterns of homicide in many Colombian municipalities from 2010 to 2020, and found that environmental and geographic features—coca … Read more The… ## [‘Not Anything to Lose a Lot of Sleep Over’: What a US General Said After the US Military Got Close to the J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/not-anything-to-lose-a-lot-of-sleep-over-what-a-us-general-said-after-the-us-military-got-close-to-the-j-20-mighty-dragon-stealth-fighter/) _2026-08-23 · Steve Balestrieri · 19FortyFive_ "It's not anything to lose a lot of sleep over," Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said of the J-20 while head of Pacific Air Forces. But he was not dismissive about everything: "We're relatively impressed with the command and control associated with the J-20." The airframe was not what caught his attention. ## [The US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Has 8 Nuclear Reactors. Every Carrier Built Since Has Had 2. And Now She Needs to Be Scrapped](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/the-us-navy-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise-has-8-nuclear-reactors-every-carrier-built-since-has-had-2-and-now-she-needs-to-be-scrapped/) _2026-08-23 · Caleb Larson · 19FortyFive_ Construction on the USS Enterprise began in 1958, and she needed eight nuclear reactors because that was what the technology of the time could deliver. Every Nimitz-class carrier that followed needed two. The Ford class also needs two, of a significantly newer and higher-output design. Nobody has ever dismantled a carrier with eight. ## [Each Boeing F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry at Least a Dozen Air-to-Air Missiles, and Kadena AFB Is Getting 36 of Them](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/each-boeing-f-15ex-eagle-ii-can-carry-at-least-a-dozen-air-to-air-missiles-and-kadena-afb-is-getting-36-of-them/) _2026-08-23 · Reuben Johnson · 19FortyFive_ Kadena is located closer to Taiwan than any other American air base. A force of 36 F-15EX Eagle IIs, each capable of carrying at least a dozen air-to-air missiles, is considered an essential component of the island's defence as the PLA Air Force and Navy increase their activity across the region. ## [2,074 Years Later, Julius Caesar’s 4 Words at the Rubicon Are Still the Most Famous Decision in Military History](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/2074-years-later-julius-caesars-4-words-at-the-rubicon-are-still-the-most-famous-decision-in-military-history/) _2026-08-23 · Harry J. Kazianis · 19FortyFive_ He said it in Greek, quoting a comedy; the Latin everyone knows is a mistranslation written 170 years later; his own memoir skips the river. The full story of history's most famous decision — the trap, the crossing, Pharsalus, the Ides — and why the gambler's four words still name every point of no return. ## [86 Years Later, Winston Churchill’s Sentence About the Royal Air Force Is Still the Greatest Tribute Ever Paid to Fighting Men](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/86-years-later-winston-churchills-sentence-about-the-royal-air-force-is-still-the-greatest-tribute-ever-paid-to-fighting-men/) _2026-08-23 · Harry J. Kazianis · 19FortyFive_ Born in a car outside a bunker, edited by a joke, and delivered mid-battle to describe 2,937 young men of a dozen nations — the fourteen words passed their 86th anniversary this week, the first with none of the Few still living. The full Battle of Britain story behind the greatest tribute ever paid. ## [82 Years Later, General Norman Cota’s Order on Omaha Beach Is Still the Reason the US Army Rangers Have Their Motto](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/82-years-later-general-norman-cotas-order-on-omaha-beach-is-still-the-reason-the-us-army-rangers-have-their-motto/) _2026-08-23 · Harry J. Kazianis · 19FortyFive_ The casemates held telephone-pole decoys, two sergeants followed tire tracks to five guns aimed at Utah, and at the Dog White seawall a general who refused to crouch asked one question of the 5th Rangers. The full morning behind the motto, told with the variants the survivors argued about ever after. ## [251 Years Later, 1 Order at Bunker Hill Is Still the Most Famous Command in All of American Military History](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/251-years-later-1-order-at-bunker-hill-is-still-the-most-famous-command-in-all-of-american-military-history/) _2026-08-23 · Harry J. Kazianis · 19FortyFive_ The phrase is older than the battle, no one wrote it down in 1775, and the veterans credited it to different officers — yet it attached to Bunker Hill because there it was true. The detective story behind the most famous command in American history, and the discipline the casualty rolls signed. ## [A Treaty Banned This Missile System for 32 Years. Russia Broke the Treaty, and Now the US Army Has It.](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/a-treaty-banned-this-missile-system-for-32-years-russia-broke-the-treaty-and-now-the-us-army-has-it/) _2026-08-23 · Steve Balestrieri · 19FortyFive_ The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty banned American and Russian ground-launched missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometres for more than three decades. The United States withdrew in 2019 after Russia developed, flight-tested and deployed a prohibited system known as the 9M729. Typhon is the most visible result. ## [75 Years Later, Marine Corps General Oliver P. Smith’s Reply at the Chosin Reservoir Is Still the Best Line Any American Military Commander Ever Said While Surrounded](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/75-years-later-marine-corps-general-oliver-p-smiths-reply-at-the-chosin-reservoir-is-still-the-best-line-any-american-military-commander-ever-said-while-surrounded/) _2026-08-23 · Harry J. Kazianis · 19FortyFive_ Smith later said he hadn't put it quite that colorfully — the press polished the words, and thirteen days at thirty below proved them exact. The full Chosin story: the trap, Task Force Faith, Fox Company at Toktong, the bridge dropped from the sky, and the division that attacked its way to the sea. ## [8 Years from Now, NASA Will Send a Nuclear-Powered Helicopter Into Titan’s Atmosphere Where It Rains Methane](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/8-years-from-now-nasa-will-send-a-nuclear-powered-helicopter-into-titans-atmosphere-where-it-rains-methane/) _2026-08-23 · Harrison Kass · 19FortyFive_ NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a nuclear-powered rotorcraft to Titan, Saturn's largest moon, where methane evaporates, methane clouds form, rain falls, rivers cut channels and liquids collect in lakes and seas. It is the only moon in the solar system with a substantial atmosphere and the only world besides Earth known to hold stable liquid on its surface.