From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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Norway becomes ninth country to sign up for French nuclear deterrence as trust in US falters

Meanwhile, Germany will participate in French nuclear exercises as soon as September, joining them in an observer role.
US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay

The meeting is the first in recent memory by a head of U.S. Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack.
How Russia is turning Ukraine’s drones against NATO

A Russian drone wounded two civilians in Romania on Friday, days after Lithuania detailed how Moscow is also steering Ukraine’s drones onto allied soil.
Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, top UK intel chief says

The figure hardens a growing consensus among Western officials: Russia is on its heels for the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion in 2022.