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Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense
Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump’s buildup in nuclear weapons spending.
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Trump’s talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles
President Donald Trump is expanding his arsenal of spectacular, but hard to explain, claims about U.S. military might.
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US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November, the top American commander for the Middle East said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump tries to make good on his campaign promise to get America out of “endless wars.”
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US plans further troop reductions in Iraq by November
The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, U.S. officials said Friday.
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Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition
No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
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Vehicle collision with Russians injures 4 US troops in Syria
In the most violent skirmish in months between U.S. and Russian forces in Syria, a vehicle collision in the eastern part of the war-torn country left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.
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US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk
A U.S. Army contractor advising the Lebanese navy told port officials of the unsafe storage of ammonium nitrate in 2015 or 2016.
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In a future USAF bomber force, old and ugly beats new and snazzy
The youngest and flashiest bomber, the stealthy B-2, is to be retired first as the Air Force charts a future for it's strategic bombers. The oldest, the Vietnam-era B-52, will retire last.
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US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
The head of U.S. Space Force said a July 15 event involving a small space vehicle is "further evidence of Russia's continuing efforts to develop and test space-based systems."
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Pentagon leaders face grilling today on use of military in unrest
Today's House hearing will provide the first congressional testimony by Esper and Milley since March 4.
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