Brent M. Eastwood

Donald Trump could be considered the meanest president of all time. His supporters even talk about how his mean Tweets were something to be ignored and that we should focus on Trump policy wins instead. There may be some truth to that.

Presidents cannot be elected more than two different times, according to the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment so that means Donald that Trump could serve only one more term.

President Joe Biden’s four-day Ireland trip back in April of last year was designed for him to bond with people and take a victory lap with an adoring audience. It was a disaster.

But during the 2015 and 2016 presidential campaign, the public began taking notice that Donald Trump could also say damaging things that hurt people beyond the usual political discourse.

The US Navy loves big, super-sized aircraft carriers. What about something a little smaller - like a Medium Aircraft Carrier?

The MBT-70, a joint U.S.-West German endeavor, was conceptualized to create a super tank that would address vulnerabilities exposed in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Despite promising features like advanced suspension for improved gunnery and a powerful 152mm auto-loading gun capable of firing Shillelagh anti-armor missiles, the project faced numerous setbacks.

The Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35 were contenders in the competition to become the next Joint Strike Fighter, which was eventually won by Lockheed Martin's F-35. Boeing's X-32 featured two prototypes, the X-32A and X-32B, which demonstrated capabilities such as Mach 1.6 speed, in-flight refueling, and side weapons bay operations.

Sweden's Gotland-class submarines, equipped with advanced Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, have proven to be a formidable challenge in naval warfare simulations. Notably, during a 2005 war game, the HMS Gotland successfully "sank" the USS Ronald Reagan, demonstrating the capability to bypass a carrier strike group's defenses.

The Hunt for Red October not only revolutionized military thrillers but also spotlighted the Soviet Alfa-class submarine, which featured innovative titanium hulls. This design allowed it to dive deeper and reduce detectability due to titanium's paramagnetic properties.

The Alaska-class battlecruisers, conceived by the U.S. Navy in the 1930s to counter foreign naval developments, became a case of strategic misalignment by the time they were completed in the late 1940s.