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President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are on a mission to diminish the presence of women in high-ranking positions within the U.S. armed forces.

The device that took off in Texas, called the Roadrunner, was made by the Silicon Valley defense startup Anduril. By Pentagon standards, the Roadrunner is cheap (around a hundred thousand dollars apiece), and, if it fails to strike its target, it returns to base, ready to try again.

In recent weeks, Russia has shown a significant surge in military space activity, including launching top-secret military payloads and engaging in complex satellite maneuvers.

North Korea condemned US attacks on Iran, declaring them a violation of territorial integrity and the UN Charter, calling for international censure against US and Israel.

Qatar's air defenses successfully intercepted Iranian missiles targeting a US military base on Monday, showcasing its advanced capabilities alongside US-operated systems.

It's so distressing. It's so distressing how quickly tensions escalate in the region, especially when the stability of nations like Qatar can change in an instant.

"Dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, U.S. officials characterized it as a 'precision strike' that 'devastated the Iranian nuclear program,' even as an assessment was ongoing."

The U.S. military launched coordinated bombing attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities in a significant escalation, aiming to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Bush spoke under a now infamous banner on the carrier's bridge that proclaimed, Mission Accomplished. It would turn into a case study of American hubris.