Military Subjects & War Stories (Incldg the Cold War)

Under Fire in the Red Sea​

July 2026
September 2024. The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) is about to enter one of the most contested waters of the world: the Red Sea’s Bab el Mandeb Strait.

USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: July 10, 2026​

The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week.
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Report to Congress on U.S. Extended Deterrence and Regional Nuclear Capabilities​

The following is the July 10, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Extended Deterrence and Regional Nuclear Capabilities.

From the Report​

One of the stated goals of U.S. nuclear weapons policy has been to extend deterrence to over 30 U.S. “allies and partners” and assure these countries that the United States will come to their aid, including potentially by using U.S. nuclear weapons, if they are attacked. The 2010, 2018, and 2022 Nuclear Posture Reviews (NPRs), which are periodic executive branch assessments of U.S. nuclear policy, argued for strengthening extended deterrence and posited that it supported U.S. nuclear nonproliferation goals. The 2026 National Defense Strategy did not explicitly mention extended deterrence, instead stating that allies and partners would “take primary responsibility” for their own defense with “critical but more limited U.S. support.

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Jul 12, 2026 #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a look at Puerto Rico during the time period, its evolving relationship with the mainland United States, and its small but vocal and historically violent movement for independence.
Sources can be found below the vid on youtube.

Puerto Rico's Cold War