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US spy satellite launched to monitor Soviet radar and named after Farrah Fawcett breaks apart 775 km above Earth after 38 years
A US Cold War-era spy satellite launched in 1988 to collect electronic intelligence has broken apart in low Earth orbit after nearly four decades circling
Why the BLA is no longer a separatist movement – and why calling it one is dangerous
By Joe Buccino For decades, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has been miscast as a “separatist insurgent group,” a label that is now outdated and misleading. What began as a movement propelled by political grievances and Cold War intrigue has been hijacked by…
Sanctions Backfire: Why Pakistan Now Buys Chinese Weapons Instead of American Ones
Pakistan now receives up to 80% of its military imports from China — a striking reversal of the Cold War era, when the United States served as Islamabad's primary arms supplier.
Links 5/25/2026
Our daily links, including Trump backs away from Iran deal, ebola outbreaks grows, US pauses arms to Taiwan, and the widening Cold War.