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STRIPES (John Vandiver) - Pentagon strategist warns Europe to prepare for years of war in Ukraine | Stars and Stripes Wed Sep 9 11:02:14 2026

Europe must prepare for the Ukraine war to last for years while confronting a Russian state rebuilding its military, the Pentagon’s top strategist said.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Govt Plans to Mobilize Thousands of Veterans, Citing Russian Threat. Wed Sep 9 13:55:13 2026

The United Kingdom is planning to conduct a mobilization exercise next year, calling up thousands from its strategic reserve of military veterans.

The United Kingdom will conduct a significant mobilization exercise involving thousands of veterans next year, with the government claiming it must test the military’s ability to respond to growing threats from Russia . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United Kingdom is planning to conduct a mobilization exercise next year, calling up thousands from its strategic reserve of military veterans. DETAIL: The mobilization exercise is being conducted in response to what the British government argues is a growing threat posed by Russia to the United Kingdom. It will test a system that has long-faced criticism from senior defense officials for being unable to effectively track, contact, mobilize, and equip former military personnel. The…Open

STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Air Force fighter fleet too small and old, congressional researchers report | Stars and Stripes Tue Sep 8 21:40:42 2026

The Air Force has failed to meet a mandate for a minimum number of fighter planes, a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - U.S. military joins mini-nuclear reactor revolution as installations modernize their electric grids Wed Sep 2 00:00:00 2026

Fort Bragg, four other installations in pact for nuclear microreactors .

STRIPES (Julie Masson) - South Korea’s proposed $53.5 billion defense budget prioritizes taking wartime command from US | Stars and Stripes Wed Sep 2 09:21:42 2026

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense is seeking about $53.5 billion for defense next year.

STRIPES (Chad Garland) - Pentagon gets first NATO ally responses to questionnaire as it weighs Europe troop cuts | Stars and Stripes Fri Aug 28 16:27:32 2026

The exercise is part of a Europe force posture review that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in June.

AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Five Nuclear Energy Companies Selected to Build Micro Reactors at US Army Bases Fri Aug 28 11:43:45 2026

The U.S. Army has launched a program awarding up to $2.2 billion in combined contracts to five private energy vendors to build and operate transportable […] Source

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - The cost of America’s 25-year War on Terror: Closing in on $10 trillion Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 2026

Iraq and Afghanistan war costs: $8+ trillion

JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Built by Democrats and Republicans, the $40 trillion debt bomb neither party will diffuse Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 2026

The modern explosion in U.S. national debt began in earnest in the 1980s, when the total first surpassed $1 trillion in 1981 under Republican-led tax cuts, defense spending increases, and growing entitlement costs that both parties refused to rein in.