The Pentagon’s new military AI nearly triggered a confrontation with China after an intelligence report identified a threat that didn’t exist. Meanwhile, Palantir’s Maven is accelerating American strikes, Ukraine is using AI to fight Russian forces, and Silicon Valley is battling Washington over control of these systems. We investigate the new era of AI-powered warfare, its deadly failures, and the escalating US-China race for superintelligence.

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Military experts said drones had made sweeping armored breakthroughs nearly impossible. Then Ukraine launched Operation Vivaldi, driving Russian forces back with tanks, drone teams, deception, and a new approach to maneuver warfare. From Myanmar and Sudan to Yemen and the Congo, we're examining the offensives rewriting modern combat. Here's how armies are learning to break through a battlefield where nearly every movement can be seen.

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Viktor Bout went from Soviet military translator to the world’s most infamous arms dealer, a U.S. prison cell, and eventually a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner. Now the “Merchant of Death” is back in Russia, appearing on major podcasts, building a political career, and entering parliament. This is the strange story of how Bout built his empire, got caught, and engineered an extraordinary political comeback.

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