Hidden amid Russian failures is a threat still facing the United States military and its allies in Europe, where vulnerabilities persist on its eastern borders, experts say.
Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the Pentagon's plan to pull dozens of U.S. F-15 Eagle jet fighters out of Japan at a moment when rising North Korean provocations and China's growing regional assertiveness have Tokyo looking to beef up its forces and expand coordination with the U.S.
Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the Pentagon's plan to pull dozens of U.S. F-15 Eagle jet fighters out of Japan at a moment when rising North Korean provocations and China's growing regional assertiveness have Tokyo looking to beef up its forces and expand coordination with the U.S.
If Russia drops a nuclear bomb of any size on Ukraine, the dilemma facing the U.S. will be imposing costs severe enough to meet the magnitude of the moment while averting the kind of nuclear showdown feared during the Cold War.