A war gaming exercise examining how the US’ aluminum supply chain would fare in the event of a large global conflict revealed its reliance on the UAE for high-purity grades of the key metal.
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In part 4 of Zeteo’s ‘Start the Steal’ series, we detail how Trump is weaponizing America’s top spies and intelligence agencies to strangle American democracy.
Israeli bombardment has destroyed most agricultural land in Gaza, but Mohammad Al-Jadba has remained steadfast in his commitment to his land and livelihood.
Reporting on the depletion of munitions due to the Iran war could be a pretext to massively expand the military budget and accelerate contracting.
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