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Last year North Korea's newest destroyer rolled over at its own launch, and the world assumed the program was finished for years. Instead Pyongyang...Brandon Weichert**July 8, 2026### Hermit Kingdom ## KN-23: Russia Is Using North Korean Ballistic Missiles in the Ukraine War That Keep Getting Deadlier Every Passing DayThe KN-23, North Korea's version the Russian Iskander missile, showed up to fight in the Ukraine war. And it isn't the same platform as...### Space and Technology ## The European Space Agency Crashed the Venus Express Probe Into Venus to Destroy It In Purpose. It ‘Had Exceeded Its Design Life Many Times Over.Rather than build a new spacecraft, ESA reused the Mars Express bus and spare scientific instruments left over from Mars Express and Rosetta. Venus...Harrison Kass**21 minutes ago### Aerospace & Defense ## Not Made in the USA: Japan’s 72,000 Ton Yamato-Class was the Biggest Battleship Ever but the US Navy’s Iowa-Class Would Have Sunk ThemJapan’s Yamato-class battleships were larger, carried heavier guns and wore thicker armor. The Iowa class still offered the stronger overall combat system through superior...### Aerospace & Defense ## Aircraft Carriers, Nuclear Submarines, F-35, F-22 and Even New F-47 Fighters Won’t Guarantee the US Military Wins WarsThe US military will still need stealth aircraft and carriers, and some airspace will remain too dangerous for an unprotected platforms. What is ending...### Aerospace & Defense ## The US Navy Will Retire 97,000 Ton Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz in 2027. No One Knows How Much It Will Cost or How Many Years It Will TakeThe Navy has sold conventional aircraft carriers to breakers for one cent, because the scrapper keeps the recovered metal. Nuclear carriers work the other...