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The Navy once tried to create a nuclear death cloud

By Nicholas Slayton

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USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles

By Patty Nieberg

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One civilian killed in second day of drone attacks on US forces

By Patty Nieberg

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China has a stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads, up from 400 last year

By Jeff Schogol

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“We found them!” – How the Coast Guard rescued 4 lost divers

By Jeff Schogol

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4 US Navy destroyers respond to Russian and Chinese ships near Alaska

By Jeff Schogol

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Retired Navy officer calls for creating ‘Area 52’ amid China, Russia concerns

By Jeff Schogol

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US Navy chases away Iranians before they can seize two oil tankers

By Jeff Schogol

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For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

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How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

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Iran is once again playing chicken with the US Navy

By Max Hauptman

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The Navy is firing a lot of officers and saying almost nothing about it

By Jeff Schogol

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The Navy just launched a brand new ship it doesn’t even want

By Max Hauptman

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‘The Ghost of Kyiv’ is the first urban legend of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Jared Keller

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Someone hijacked a Navy warship’s Facebook account so they could livestream ‘Age of Empires’ [UPDATED]

By James Clark

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One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea

By Jared Keller

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