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Turns out having nukes provided the US very little leverage
For decades, the United States treated the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon as an intolerable threat. Yet when Washington and Tehran went to war ...
Aug 25, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The New Right’s Grand Strategy After Trump
Civilizationism would upend America’s role in the world.
Aug 25, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Japan’s defence budget isn’t really 2 percent of GDP. It’s not even close
Japan says it has nearly reached its defence spending target. But it has done so only by measuring today’s defence budget against its smaller economy ...
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Command and Politics in the War Between Moscow and Kyiv
Our intrepid team covers a lot of ground in this episode: the increasing fluidity of the battlefield, drones and air defense, the biting Black Sea cam...
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Reactors installed on nuclear-powered icebreaker <i>Leningrad</i>
The two RITM-200 nuclear reactors have been installed on the nuclear-powered icebreaker Leningrad, which is under construction at the Baltic Shipyard.
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Hyping Nuclear Threats Is Counterproductive
Hyping threats of nuclear proliferation to justify war undermines legitimate counter-proliferation policies and paradoxically incentivizes proliferati...
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Betting on Autonomous Aircraft
This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brandon Tseng, the co-founder and president of Shield AI and a former Navy SEAL, whose company builds the...
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Risks of Downplaying China’s Military
China has spent years modifying civilian ferries to launch amphibious armored vehicles, developing specialized equipment to move forces ashore without...
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down
Armed forces need greater robustness from the systems they are increasingly using to support combat decision-making. These software systems must keep ...
Aug 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Hybrid Navy: Building the Maritime Operating System
To implement the Hybrid Navy, the Royal Navy must follow the example of other successful technology transformations and build an ecosystem, not just a...
Aug 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Australia can lead middle-power support for US – and make itself indispensable
In a world influenced by competition between great powers, middle powers’ best path forward is to join forces in coalitions of the capable dedicated t...
Aug 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Trump’s “57 nukes” and the hollowing out of North Korean denuclearisation
If Trump treats North Korea’s arsenal as a baseline fact, he hands Beijing the outcome it already wants.
Aug 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail