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Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week
The carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Q&A: What does the US military do on the island of Guam?
The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea’s army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an “enveloping fire” around the island. The exclamation came after President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Here’s a look at the U.S. military’s role on the island, which became a U.S. territory in 1898.
North Korea dismisses Trump's threat, warns of 'absolute force'
North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury,” declaring the American leader “bereft of reason” and warning ominously, “Only absolute force can work on him.”
350 airmen from Ellsworth serving on Guam
Three-hundred-fifty airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota are among military personnel on Guam, the tiny Pacific island that’s been the focus of recent global attention with escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
Guam's worries grow as tensions rise between US, North Korea
Residents of the tiny Pacific island of Guam say they’re afraid of being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang announced it was examining plans for attacking the strategically important U.S. territory.
By Grace Garces Bordallo
McCain warns Trump to watch his words after North Korea ‘fire and fury’
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has to watch his words after the president threatened North Korea in a potential nuclear standoff.
By Joe Gould
Targeting Guam: Will Kim Jong Un do it?
North Korea's is threatening to attack Guam. But experts say the regime's missiles lack the precision and its leaders lack the political will needed for a successful strike.
Mattis: North Korea nuke attack would result in ‘end of its regime’
Defense Secretary warns North Korea that it's grossly overmatched in military power by U.S., and must stop the pursuit of nuclear weapons.
By Tara Copp, AP
Fact-checking Trump's tweet on the US nuclear arsenal
Amid nuclear tensions with North Korea, the president boasted America's nuclear arsenal is “far stronger and more powerful than ever before.” But is it?
By Joe Gould