Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sponge metaphor first emerged in 1978 when the Air Force’s top general announced a new plan to base cutting-edge nuclear ...

Tensions rose on Christmas Day when Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew near British airspace, compelling NATO to scramble fighter jets in response. The flight over the Norwegian Sea, northeast of ...

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