international security

China and Russia’s nuclear escalation
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ROBERT PETERS RealClearPolitics 
May 26, 2025
During the Cold War, the United States maintained a diverse arsenal of nuclear weapons to support deter Soviet aggression. This arsenal included land-...
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Outdated rhetoric can weaken our U.S. military
Commentary, Local Columnists
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
Apr 25, 2025
It is troubling to hear the return of outdated rhetoric concerning the makeup of our military forces. The idea that the military should only consist o...
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NY Army Guard announces promotions
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Feb 07, 2025
Two area soldiers with theNew York Army National Guard have stepped up in rank. • Rayquan Flaherty Fantaske of Cattaraugus, assigned to Company C, NY ...
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Trump can bring peace
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NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Dec 13, 2024
Among the more outlandish claims that Democrats and progressives made when Donald Trump first ran for president back in 2016 was that he would, as an ...
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Readers’ Turn to Write: A letter to Dad for Veterans Day
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LINDA DODD-NAGEL Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 08, 2024
Hi Dad, I wish you were here. I miss you. I love you. You are buried with full military honors. At the age of 18, before Congress enacted the Universa...
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North Korea troop deal exposes Putin’s weakness
Commentary, Nation World
JAMES STAVRIDIS Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 05, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering grievous manpower losses as a result of his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. He...
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Biden’s foreign policy legacy goes through Ukraine
Commentary, Nation World
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Sep 23, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As the election nears and tension builds between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, many people may have forgotten that Joe Biden is...
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State senator honors veteran at Allegany County Fair
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Olean Times Herald staff 
Jul 19, 2024
ANGELICA — With the Allegany County Fair as a backdrop, state Sen. Tom O’Mara paid tribute to a veteran selected earlier this year as a 2024 inductee ...
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Why we commemorate D-Day, 80 years later
Commentary, Nation World
MAX HASTINGS Bloomberg Opinion/TNS 
Jun 05, 2024
The former Western allies are commemorating the 80th anniversary of their greatest World War II achievement, the June 6 landings in Normandy, forever ...
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‘American Globalism’ versus ‘America First’
Commentary, Nation World
FRANCIS P. SEMPA RealClearDefense 
May 31, 2024
Hal Brands, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, has la...
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