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North Korea Hasn't Perfected ICBM Warheads, US Admiral Says
Under leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has accelerated its development of missiles and nuclear weapons, and ratcheted up aggressive rhetoric against South Korea.
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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghan Exit
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan's Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is "pretty degraded" but not eliminated, the Pentagon said.
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US Weapons Sent To Europe For Ukraine War Make Reverse Trip To Israel
The Pentagon has quietly ramped up military aid to Israel, delivering on requests that include more laser-guided missiles for its Apache gunship fleet, as well as 155mm shells, night-vision devices, bunker-buster munitions and new army vehicles.
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"Silent Barker": US Spy Satellite To Counter Russia, China Threats
The US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects, latest step in burgeoning extra-terrestrial contest between superpowers.
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US Red-Faced As 21-Year-Old Arrested For Biggest Intel Leak In A Decade
The Biden administration is going to have a hard time explaining how the biggest US intelligence leak in a decade may have been committed by a 21-year-old airman whose role - "cyber transport systems journeyman" - required a high-school degree, a dri
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Russia Likely To "Rely On Nuclear Deterrent" If War Drags: Pentagon Agency
President Vladimir Putin can be expected to brandish threats to use nuclear weapons against the West if stiff Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion continues, draining conventional manpower and equipment.
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100 Armed Drones For Ukraine From US - Why They're So Deadly
The expanded arsenal that the US is sending to Ukraine includes 100 armed drones that are tube-launched from the ground and plunge into their targets.
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US President's New Helicopter Hits Setback: It's Unreliable In Crisis
US President Joe Biden's first flight on the new presidential helicopter built by Lockheed Martin Corp is being delayed after a report by the Pentagon's testing unit warned that it's not yet "operationally suitable" or sufficiently reliable.
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Situation Room Where Obama Watched Bin Laden Raid Is Getting An Overhaul
The highly secure space in the White House where presidents have gone to watch video feeds as US forces killed terrorists Osama bin Laden, the Situation Room is also a technology throwback, with some equipment that hasn't been updated in 15 years.
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"Unflyable" Planes, "Melting Buildings": How US Blew Cash In Afghanistan
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan's government to the Taliban fueled fears of a humanitarian disaster, sparked a political crisis for President Joe Biden and caused scenes of desperation at Kabul's airport.
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US-China Tensions Over South China Sea Rise With Missile Tests, Sanctions
US-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday, with Beijing firing four missiles into the waters around the same time as the Trump administration took action against Chinese companies that helped set up outposts in the disputed region.
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The $64 Million Aircraft That Helped Kill Iranian Commander Soleimani
Even before Iranian General Qassem Soleimani got off a commercial airliner in Baghdad last week, his fate was already sealed.
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Lockheed's $15 Billion Saudi Deal At Risk After Jamal Khashoggi Death
Lockheed Martin's potential $15 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of its Thaad air-defense system may be the unfinished deal most vulnerable to growing congressional demands to stop providing arms to the desert kingdom after the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi.
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At US-India Mega Talks This Week, There Are 2 Huge Sticking Points
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo travel to Delhi this week in an effort to seal a new defense cooperation agreement with their Indian counterparts despite tensions over threatened American sanctions.
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Warship Ruse And New Stealth Missiles: How The Syria Attack Unfolded
President Donald Trump's outrage over another apparent chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad was clear. And for the second time in his presidency, the U.S. commander-in-chief demanded retaliation
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North Korea Hasn't Perfected ICBM Warheads, US Admiral Says
Under leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has accelerated its development of missiles and nuclear weapons, and ratcheted up aggressive rhetoric against South Korea.
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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghan Exit
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan's Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is "pretty degraded" but not eliminated, the Pentagon said.
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US Weapons Sent To Europe For Ukraine War Make Reverse Trip To Israel
The Pentagon has quietly ramped up military aid to Israel, delivering on requests that include more laser-guided missiles for its Apache gunship fleet, as well as 155mm shells, night-vision devices, bunker-buster munitions and new army vehicles.
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"Silent Barker": US Spy Satellite To Counter Russia, China Threats
The US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects, latest step in burgeoning extra-terrestrial contest between superpowers.
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US Red-Faced As 21-Year-Old Arrested For Biggest Intel Leak In A Decade
The Biden administration is going to have a hard time explaining how the biggest US intelligence leak in a decade may have been committed by a 21-year-old airman whose role - "cyber transport systems journeyman" - required a high-school degree, a dri
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Russia Likely To "Rely On Nuclear Deterrent" If War Drags: Pentagon Agency
President Vladimir Putin can be expected to brandish threats to use nuclear weapons against the West if stiff Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion continues, draining conventional manpower and equipment.
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100 Armed Drones For Ukraine From US - Why They're So Deadly
The expanded arsenal that the US is sending to Ukraine includes 100 armed drones that are tube-launched from the ground and plunge into their targets.
-
US President's New Helicopter Hits Setback: It's Unreliable In Crisis
US President Joe Biden's first flight on the new presidential helicopter built by Lockheed Martin Corp is being delayed after a report by the Pentagon's testing unit warned that it's not yet "operationally suitable" or sufficiently reliable.
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Situation Room Where Obama Watched Bin Laden Raid Is Getting An Overhaul
The highly secure space in the White House where presidents have gone to watch video feeds as US forces killed terrorists Osama bin Laden, the Situation Room is also a technology throwback, with some equipment that hasn't been updated in 15 years.
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"Unflyable" Planes, "Melting Buildings": How US Blew Cash In Afghanistan
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan's government to the Taliban fueled fears of a humanitarian disaster, sparked a political crisis for President Joe Biden and caused scenes of desperation at Kabul's airport.
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US-China Tensions Over South China Sea Rise With Missile Tests, Sanctions
US-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday, with Beijing firing four missiles into the waters around the same time as the Trump administration took action against Chinese companies that helped set up outposts in the disputed region.
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The $64 Million Aircraft That Helped Kill Iranian Commander Soleimani
Even before Iranian General Qassem Soleimani got off a commercial airliner in Baghdad last week, his fate was already sealed.
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Lockheed's $15 Billion Saudi Deal At Risk After Jamal Khashoggi Death
Lockheed Martin's potential $15 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of its Thaad air-defense system may be the unfinished deal most vulnerable to growing congressional demands to stop providing arms to the desert kingdom after the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi.
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At US-India Mega Talks This Week, There Are 2 Huge Sticking Points
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo travel to Delhi this week in an effort to seal a new defense cooperation agreement with their Indian counterparts despite tensions over threatened American sanctions.
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Warship Ruse And New Stealth Missiles: How The Syria Attack Unfolded
President Donald Trump's outrage over another apparent chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad was clear. And for the second time in his presidency, the U.S. commander-in-chief demanded retaliation
