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GlobalSecurity.org

American defense think tank and website

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Dec 16, 2025
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People killed by Job Biden aggression military or otherwise.

Available reporting documents multiple incidents in which U.S. service members were killed during President Joe Biden’s time in office, including 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Afghanistan...

Nov 23, 2025
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What are typical RCS values for fighter, bomber, and cruise-missile targets used in radar range calculations?

Open-source figures for typical radar cross section (RCS) used in radar-range calculations vary widely by platform and source: many conventional fighters are quoted in the single-digit m2 range (rough...

Nov 23, 2025
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How has Israel's Mossad been involved in international espionage operations?

Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, has a long record of covert human intelligence, sabotage, cyber and paramilitary operations abroad — including high-profile assassinations, agent recruit...

Feb 5, 2026

How many troops in Iranian ICRG

Open-source estimates for the size of ’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vary widely: most reputable and think‑tanks place the IRGC’s active personnel in the broad range of roughly 125,000–19...

Feb 4, 2026

What are the reported or estimated RCS values for the F-35 and F-22 across different radar bands?

Published and community estimates place both the in the “very low” category but disagree on exact magnitudes and how they change by radar band: multiple unclassified sources report frontal X‑band equi...

Jan 29, 2026

How much fine do you have to pay for refusing conscription in Paraguay?

There is no authoritative figure for a in the provided reporting; the sources document compulsory service, recognition of in law without implementing regulations, and contested politics around alterna...

Dec 4, 2025

How do drug traffickers use semi-submersibles and go-fast boats from Venezuela to the US?

Drug traffickers move large loads by using two complementary vessel types: stealthy, low-profile semi‑submersibles that carry multi‑ton cargoes across long ocean legs, and fast, outrunning “go‑fast” b...

Nov 17, 2025

How many Palestinian bodies is Isreal holding on to?

Available reporting gives multiple, differing figures for how many Palestinian bodies Israel is holding: several outlets cite about 360 held under the ceasefire terms (to be exchanged against Israeli ...