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        <title><![CDATA[Becca Wasser - Defense Lead]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Becca Wasser is the Defense Lead for Bloomberg Economics. Previously, she led studies and wargames for the US Department of Defense at the Center for a New American Security and the RAND Corporation. Becca also served as a staff member on the Congressionally appointed Committee on the National Defense Strategy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What It Would Take to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An end to hostilities won’t necessarily bring ships pouring back through the strategic waterway. Here’s what a return to normal traffic is likely to entail]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:54:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Golden Dome: The Astronomical Cost of Defeating ‘Any Foreign Aerial Attack’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s proposed missile and air defense system, meant to swat down threats from near ground level all the way into space, is an enormous task — and comes with a huge price tag.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Kim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Here’s the Military Hardware China Showed Off at Xi’s Parade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[New missiles, a directed-energy weapon and robot dogs were among the weapons on display.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Doyle]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
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