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"China Trying To Use Covid, Has Become Aggressive" : US Defence Secretary
The world has seen China become "more aggressive" during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said, asserting that the country has deployed troops along the Line of Actual Control with India and is acting out in a way that is "inconsistent" with international norms.
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US Navy Chief Resigns Over Mishandling Of Coronavirus-Hit Carrier
US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday over his mishandling of an outbreak of the coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced.
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Mark Esper Takes Over At Pentagon As Tensions With Iran Flare
Trump's new pick for Pentagon chief Mark Esper takes over as acting defense secretary on Monday -- and will quickly find himself in the hot seat on everything from tensions with Iran to Washington's position within NATO.
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Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Quits As Reports Emerge Of Family Violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the US military into new uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are rising.
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US Stance On Iran ''Deterrence, Not About War'': Pentagon Chief
The US defence chief said President Donald Trump's administration was seeking to deter Iran but not start a war, after he briefed members of Congress.
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Donald Trump Picks Former Boeing Executive Patrick Shanahan For Defence Secretary
President Donald Trump intends to nominate acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan to remain in the top Pentagon job, the White House said Thursday, placing a relatively low-profile and soft-spoken former Boeing executive atop the military at a time of mounting tension abroad.
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Trump Taps Acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan As Defence Secretary
US President Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan as his next secretary of defense, the White House announced Thursday.
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Sexual Assault In US Military Jumped 13 Per Cent In 2018: Report
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called for tougher action against sexual assault in the US military Thursday after an annual Pentagon report said the number of assaults in 2018 had risen from recent years.
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Pentagon Says India's ASAT Debris Expected To Burn Up In Atmosphere
The Pentagon said on Thursday that it stood by Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's assessment last week that debris from an Indian anti-satellite weapons test would eventually burn up in the atmosphere, despite a subsequent, more negative assessment by NASA.
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US Pentagon Chief's Ties To Boeing Being Probed By Inspector General
The Pentagon Inspector General said on Wednesday that it would investigate a complaint that acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, violated ethical rules by allegedly promoting Boeing while in office.
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"China, China, China": New US Defense Secretary Sets Priority
Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon's helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority.
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US Blocks Aid To Pak, Says Didn't Take 'Sufficient Action' Against Terror
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has decided that the Pentagon will not give Pakistan the remainder of a key U.S. military reimbursement fund allotted to the country for 2016, a move that could signal a burgeoning hard line approach by the Trump administration toward Islamabad.
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Hillary Clinton Says US Could 'Ring China With Missile Defense'
Hillary Clinton privately said the US would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.
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Hillary Clinton Says US Could 'Ring China With Missile Defense'
Hillary Clinton privately said the US would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.
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John Kerry Cautions China On Actions In South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says China would be committing a provocative and destabilizing act if it establishes an air defense zone in the South China Sea.
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"China Trying To Use Covid, Has Become Aggressive" : US Defence Secretary
The world has seen China become "more aggressive" during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said, asserting that the country has deployed troops along the Line of Actual Control with India and is acting out in a way that is "inconsistent" with international norms.
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US Navy Chief Resigns Over Mishandling Of Coronavirus-Hit Carrier
US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday over his mishandling of an outbreak of the coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced.
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Mark Esper Takes Over At Pentagon As Tensions With Iran Flare
Trump's new pick for Pentagon chief Mark Esper takes over as acting defense secretary on Monday -- and will quickly find himself in the hot seat on everything from tensions with Iran to Washington's position within NATO.
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Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Quits As Reports Emerge Of Family Violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the US military into new uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are rising.
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US Stance On Iran ''Deterrence, Not About War'': Pentagon Chief
The US defence chief said President Donald Trump's administration was seeking to deter Iran but not start a war, after he briefed members of Congress.
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Donald Trump Picks Former Boeing Executive Patrick Shanahan For Defence Secretary
President Donald Trump intends to nominate acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan to remain in the top Pentagon job, the White House said Thursday, placing a relatively low-profile and soft-spoken former Boeing executive atop the military at a time of mounting tension abroad.
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Trump Taps Acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan As Defence Secretary
US President Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan as his next secretary of defense, the White House announced Thursday.
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Sexual Assault In US Military Jumped 13 Per Cent In 2018: Report
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called for tougher action against sexual assault in the US military Thursday after an annual Pentagon report said the number of assaults in 2018 had risen from recent years.
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Pentagon Says India's ASAT Debris Expected To Burn Up In Atmosphere
The Pentagon said on Thursday that it stood by Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's assessment last week that debris from an Indian anti-satellite weapons test would eventually burn up in the atmosphere, despite a subsequent, more negative assessment by NASA.
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US Pentagon Chief's Ties To Boeing Being Probed By Inspector General
The Pentagon Inspector General said on Wednesday that it would investigate a complaint that acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, violated ethical rules by allegedly promoting Boeing while in office.
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"China, China, China": New US Defense Secretary Sets Priority
Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon's helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority.
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US Blocks Aid To Pak, Says Didn't Take 'Sufficient Action' Against Terror
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has decided that the Pentagon will not give Pakistan the remainder of a key U.S. military reimbursement fund allotted to the country for 2016, a move that could signal a burgeoning hard line approach by the Trump administration toward Islamabad.
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Hillary Clinton Says US Could 'Ring China With Missile Defense'
Hillary Clinton privately said the US would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.
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Hillary Clinton Says US Could 'Ring China With Missile Defense'
Hillary Clinton privately said the US would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.
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John Kerry Cautions China On Actions In South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says China would be committing a provocative and destabilizing act if it establishes an air defense zone in the South China Sea.
