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Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

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Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

David Guenni0 Comments

Published: March 17, 2026 Ideology matters, as I learned from surviving 18 years under the Chavista regime in Venezuela. The United States pretended otherwise for three decades, clinging to the…

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Strengthening Nuclear Deterrence in the Far East

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic Adversariesconventional military capabilities, Drone Operations Command, Hyunmoo-4 missile, interception capabilities, Japan, military strategies, MIRV capabilities, missile defense, missile launchers, missile technology, NATO, North Korea, nuclear decoupling, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Pershing II missiles, Pyongyang. , regional deterrence, South Korea, Three-Axis System, US

Strengthening Nuclear Deterrence in the Far East

Ju Hyung Kim0 Comments

North Korea’s rapid advancements in nuclear miniaturization, missile technology, and multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV) capabilities are accelerating the risk of nuclear decoupling among the US, Japan, and South…

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