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But ultimately, the United States would have discovered what the Germans did: a handful of massive tanks don’t really make a huge difference on a global-sized battlefield. When it comes to tanks, America can only hope that size isn’t everything. During World War II, Germany had its armored giants, such as the seventy-ton King Tiger, …

When Western nations imposed economic sanctions after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Moscow had an answer: Russia would substitute domestic products for foreign imports. But Russia’s defense industry is still using imported parts despite the government ban, according to Russia’s top prosecutor. “Import substitution in the defense industry remains a problem,” warned Prosecutor-General Yuri …