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Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize weapons, Chinese arsenal growing
Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."
By The Associated Press
Pakistan fires back after 'incomprehensible' Trump tweet
Pakistan fired back Tuesday after President Donald Trump accused it of harboring terrorists, calling his New Year’s Day tweet “completely incomprehensible.”
Mattis seeks more cooperation with Pakistan on terror fight
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis pressed top Pakistani leaders Monday to “redouble” efforts to go after insurgents operating in safe havens, the Pentagon said, underscoring a long frustration with Islamabad over Taliban-linked militants that freely cross the border to conduct attacks against the U.S. and allies in Afghanistan.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Afghan plan focuses on pushing Taliban to the bargaining table
The key to Afghan success is regional ties, pushing Pakistan and getting the Taliban to negotiate, experts told Congress.
By Todd South
Report: Full cost of U.S. wars overseas approaching $6 trillion
The annual report includes the cost of homeland security spending, veterans benefits, and other related war costs.
Marine artillery barrage of Raqqa was so intense two howitzers burned out
The artillery barrage of Raqqa was so intense U.S. Marines burned out the barrels of two M777 howitzers while supporting U.S.- backed Syrian fighters.
By Shawn Snow
CIA releases 470,000 more files from bin Laden raid
Never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden’s son and potential successor was released Wednesday by the CIA in a trove of material recovered during the May 2011 raid that killed the al-Qaida leader at his compound in Pakistan.
North Korea threat of above-ground bomb test serious, US says
"If he‘s telling us he’ll do it, he’s going to,” US officials say.
By Tara Copp, AP
China has practiced bombing runs targeting Guam, US says
U.S. forces are adjusting how they would execute a conflict with China as incursions increase.
By Tara Copp, AP
US agrees to provide South Korea more weapons, upgraded defenses
The South Korean defense minister said the U.S. and South Korea were hammering out the technical details “to expand rotational deployment of U.S. strategic assets.”
By Tara Copp, AP
Many troops in the Pacific don’t think war with North Korea is imminent
And many troops stationed there say the panic-level is much higher in the U.S. than it is across the Pacific.
By Andrea Scott