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The M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank: A Symbol of Dominance and Deterrence

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The M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank: A Symbol of Dominance and Deterrence
An M-1A1 Abrams tank guards a position during the Advance Warfighting Experiment at the Fort Irwin Army National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Ca., in this undated photo. Mike Nelson/AFP via Getty Images
John Mills
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The M-1 Abrams main battle tank was championed by then-Army Chief of Staff Creighton Abrams in the early 1970s. Abrams had vowed that never again would American tanks be anything but dominant after his experience driving his regiment of Sherman tanks to relieve the surrounded American force in Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944.
John Mills
John Mills
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Col. (Ret.) John Mills is a national security professional with service in five eras: Cold War, Peace Dividend, War on Terror, World in Chaos, and now, Great Power Competition. He is the former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense. Mr. Mills is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy. He is the author of “The Nation Will Follow” and “War Against the Deep State.” ColonelRETJohn2 on “X”, ColonelRETJohn on Substack, GETTR, and Truth Social