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The U.S. has the world’s most advanced military, but the unforgiving economics of wars in Iran and Ukraine show quantity has a quality all its own 
Politics

The U.S. has the world’s most advanced military, but the unforgiving economics of wars in Iran and Ukraine show quantity has a quality all its own 

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A bomb disposal officer in 1945 pulling a mine from the sea on the South East coast of Britain near Hythe.
Middle East

Iran’s simplest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage

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Top Pentagon official recalls the ‘whoa moment’ when defense leaders realized how indispensable Anthropic is and saw the risk of losing access
AI

Top Pentagon official recalls the ‘whoa moment’ when defense leaders realized how indispensable Anthropic is and saw the risk of losing access

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March 7, 2026
As Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply
Middle East

As Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply

By Ben Finley and The Associated Press
March 7, 2026
The U.S. and Gulf states have made repeated requests for Ukraine’s interceptor drones, but Kyiv banned weapons exports after Russia’s invasion
Middle East

The U.S. and Gulf states have made repeated requests for Ukraine’s interceptor drones, but Kyiv banned weapons exports after Russia’s invasion

By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova and The Associated Press
March 7, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
AI

Anthropic CEO apologizes for leaked memo calling OpenAI staff ‘gullible’ as company confirms supply chain risk designation

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March 6, 2026
Side-by-side photos of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
AI

The Anthropic–OpenAI feud and their Pentagon dispute expose a deeper problem with AI safety

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March 5, 2026
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AI

Sam Altman says OpenAI is renegotiating with the Pentagon after an ‘opportunistic and sloppy’ deal

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March 3, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defends decision to strike Pentagon deal after Anthropic blacklisting, admits ‘optics don’t look good’

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March 2, 2026
U.S. military gives Iran a taste of its own medicine with cheap copycat Shahed drones, while concern shifts to munitions supply in extended conflict
Middle East

U.S. military gives Iran a taste of its own medicine with cheap copycat Shahed drones, while concern shifts to munitions supply in extended conflict

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March 1, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
AI

OpenAI sweeps in to ink deal with Pentagon as Anthropic is designated a ‘supply chain risk’—an unprecedented action likely to crimp its growth

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February 28, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
AI

The Pentagon brands Anthropic CEO a ‘liar’ with a ‘God complex’ as deadline looms over AI use in weapons and surveillance

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February 27, 2026
France’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
Economy

France’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse

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February 10, 2026
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is among the U.S. defense execs and companies sanctioned by China over arms sales to Taiwan
Politics

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is among the U.S. defense execs and companies sanctioned by China over arms sales to Taiwan

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December 26, 2025
Top AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
AI

Top AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days

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December 18, 2025

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