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Pentagon expected to send about 300 more troops to border
The Pentagon may send about 300 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in roles that could put them in contact with migrants and thus mark a break from current practice, officials said.
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US halts recent practice of disclosing nuclear weapon total
The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the recent U.S. government practice of disclosing the current size of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
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The chill in US-Russia relations has some worried about stumbling into a military conflict
The deep chill in U.S.-Russian relations is stirring concern in some quarters that Washington and Moscow are in danger of stumbling into an armed confrontation that, by mistake or miscalculation, could lead to nuclear war.
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GOP chairman of armed services panel urges White House to fill top Pentagon post
The Trump administration is coming under increasing pressure to nominate someone to lead the Pentagon, nearly three months after President Donald Trump’s first secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, resigned in a policy dispute.
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Senators complain of ‘slush fund’ and lack of border wall details as Pentagon chief faces budget questions
Patrick Shanahan, in his first congressional testimony since taking over as the interim Pentagon chief, fielded combative questions from senators Thursday about a Defense Department budget maneuver that Democrats said amounts to a political gimmick.
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Pentagon plans tests of long-banned types of missiles
The Pentagon plans to begin flight tests this year of two types of missiles that have been banned for more than 30 years by a treaty from which both the United States and Russia are expected to withdraw in August, defense officials said Wednesday.
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Space Force would be by far the smallest military service
The Trump administration’s proposed Space Force, which faces an uncertain fate in Congress, would be the smallest military service — by far.
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Trump wrongly says Islamic State holds no land in Syria
President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that the Islamic State group has lost 100 percent of the territory it once controlled in Syria, but U.S. officials in Washington and accounts from people in Syria said a sliver of land remains contested.
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The precarious perch of a potential Pentagon chief
Patrick Shanahan, the former Boeing executive, was in a familiar place — aboard an airplane — when he got word of a bolt-from-the-blue political shot across his bow, an apparent blow to his chances of being nominated as the next secretary of defense.
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Pentagon chief: Broader approach to border security needed
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that the government needs a broader, more effective approach to border control. He suggested the Pentagon might contribute with its expertise in surveillance and monitoring.
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Pentagon expected to send about 300 more troops to border
The Pentagon may send about 300 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in roles that could put them in contact with migrants and thus mark a break from current practice, officials said.
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US halts recent practice of disclosing nuclear weapon total
The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the recent U.S. government practice of disclosing the current size of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
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The chill in US-Russia relations has some worried about stumbling into a military conflict
The deep chill in U.S.-Russian relations is stirring concern in some quarters that Washington and Moscow are in danger of stumbling into an armed confrontation that, by mistake or miscalculation, could lead to nuclear war.
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GOP chairman of armed services panel urges White House to fill top Pentagon post
The Trump administration is coming under increasing pressure to nominate someone to lead the Pentagon, nearly three months after President Donald Trump’s first secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, resigned in a policy dispute.
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Senators complain of ‘slush fund’ and lack of border wall details as Pentagon chief faces budget questions
Patrick Shanahan, in his first congressional testimony since taking over as the interim Pentagon chief, fielded combative questions from senators Thursday about a Defense Department budget maneuver that Democrats said amounts to a political gimmick.
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Pentagon plans tests of long-banned types of missiles
The Pentagon plans to begin flight tests this year of two types of missiles that have been banned for more than 30 years by a treaty from which both the United States and Russia are expected to withdraw in August, defense officials said Wednesday.
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Space Force would be by far the smallest military service
The Trump administration’s proposed Space Force, which faces an uncertain fate in Congress, would be the smallest military service — by far.
-
Trump wrongly says Islamic State holds no land in Syria
President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that the Islamic State group has lost 100 percent of the territory it once controlled in Syria, but U.S. officials in Washington and accounts from people in Syria said a sliver of land remains contested.
-
The precarious perch of a potential Pentagon chief
Patrick Shanahan, the former Boeing executive, was in a familiar place — aboard an airplane — when he got word of a bolt-from-the-blue political shot across his bow, an apparent blow to his chances of being nominated as the next secretary of defense.
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Pentagon chief: Broader approach to border security needed
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that the government needs a broader, more effective approach to border control. He suggested the Pentagon might contribute with its expertise in surveillance and monitoring.
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Pentagon expected to send about 300 more troops to border
The Pentagon may send about 300 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in roles that could put them in contact with migrants and thus mark a break from current practice, officials said.
-
US halts recent practice of disclosing nuclear weapon total
The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the recent U.S. government practice of disclosing the current size of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
-
The chill in US-Russia relations has some worried about stumbling into a military conflict
The deep chill in U.S.-Russian relations is stirring concern in some quarters that Washington and Moscow are in danger of stumbling into an armed confrontation that, by mistake or miscalculation, could lead to nuclear war.
-
GOP chairman of armed services panel urges White House to fill top Pentagon post
The Trump administration is coming under increasing pressure to nominate someone to lead the Pentagon, nearly three months after President Donald Trump’s first secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, resigned in a policy dispute.
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Senators complain of ‘slush fund’ and lack of border wall details as Pentagon chief faces budget questions
Patrick Shanahan, in his first congressional testimony since taking over as the interim Pentagon chief, fielded combative questions from senators Thursday about a Defense Department budget maneuver that Democrats said amounts to a political gimmick.
-
Pentagon plans tests of long-banned types of missiles
The Pentagon plans to begin flight tests this year of two types of missiles that have been banned for more than 30 years by a treaty from which both the United States and Russia are expected to withdraw in August, defense officials said Wednesday.
-
Space Force would be by far the smallest military service
The Trump administration’s proposed Space Force, which faces an uncertain fate in Congress, would be the smallest military service — by far.
-
Trump wrongly says Islamic State holds no land in Syria
President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that the Islamic State group has lost 100 percent of the territory it once controlled in Syria, but U.S. officials in Washington and accounts from people in Syria said a sliver of land remains contested.
-
The precarious perch of a potential Pentagon chief
Patrick Shanahan, the former Boeing executive, was in a familiar place — aboard an airplane — when he got word of a bolt-from-the-blue political shot across his bow, an apparent blow to his chances of being nominated as the next secretary of defense.
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Pentagon chief: Broader approach to border security needed
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that the government needs a broader, more effective approach to border control. He suggested the Pentagon might contribute with its expertise in surveillance and monitoring.
