Missile stocks are dwindling, military options are narrowing and tensions are mounting between Trump and his Defence Secretary. The war with Iran is causing a rift at the top of the Pentagon and highlighting the limitations of the US arsenal

The Pentagon will carry out annual tests on service personnel’s testosterone levels. And, in the event of a drop in the hormone, it will offer specific therapies on a voluntary basis to replace it. It seems like a routine medical initiative, but it opens the door to historical connections and bioethical questions that may not all be appropriate, but are inevitable