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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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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.
