
As the Middle East teeters on the edge of full-scale confrontation, and whispers of a new Pearl Harbor moment echo through military corridors, one forgotten atoll in the Indian Ocean has reemerged as a critical node in America’s global war calculus. Diego Garcia — remote, fortified, and bristling with strategic bombers — is no longer a silent sentinel. In this timely analysis, our contributor unpacks the resurgence of Cold War-era aircraft in a post-digital battlefield, where stealth is not just about radar, but about signal, code, and visibility itself.