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Taiwan eyes Iron Dome-like defence against China
Under the Radar President announces historic increase in defence spending as Chinese aggression towards autonomous island escalates
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Is conscription the answer to Europe’s security woes?
Today's Big Question How best to boost troop numbers to deal with Russian threat is ‘prompting fierce and soul-searching debates’
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The WW2 ‘massacre’ dividing Senegal and France
Under the Radar A new investigation found the 1944 Thiaroye attack on ‘unarmed’ African soldiers was ‘premeditated’, and far deadlier than previously recorded
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How would we know if World War Three had started?
In depth Most of us probably won’t realise that we are in a global conflict – at first
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'Axis of upheaval': will China summit cement new world order?
Today's Big Question Xi calls on anti-US alliance to cooperate in new China-led global system – but fault lines remain
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The IDF's manpower problem
The Explainer Israeli military's shortage of up to 12,000 troops results in call-up for tens of thousands of reservists
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Recreation or addiction? Military base slot machines rake in millions.
Under the Radar There are several thousand slot machines on military bases
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The Week Unwrapped: Are scientists too left-wing?
Podcast Plus, will NDAs become a thing of the past? And why does everyone want to be Irish all of a sudden?
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Kinmen Islands: Taiwan's frontline with China
In Depth Just a few miles off the mainland, the Kinmen Islands could be attacked first if China invades Taiwan
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The Week Unwrapped: Is Irish culture having a moment?
Podcast Plus, will NDAs become a thing of the past? And why does everyone want to be Irish all of a sudden?
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The Week Unwrapped: Should women be conscripted?
Podcast Plus, are digital ID cards inevitable? And why do women get more ACL injuries?
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The origins of the IDF
In Depth The IDF was formed by uniting Zionist paramilitary groups, WWII veterans and Holocaust survivors
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How military service works for K-pop idols
Under The Radar All seven members of K-pop sensation BTS have now completed mandatory national service
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Mutually Assured Destruction: Cold War origins of nuclear Armageddon
In Depth After the US and Soviet Union became capable of Mutually Assured Destruction, safeguards were put in place to prevent World War Three
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