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Defense spending increase, Afghanistan withdrawal dominate debate over defense policy measure
House Armed Services Committee advances 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
Defying Trump, House approves defense bill with veto-proof majority
The House defied a veto threat from President Donald Trump on Tuesday and approved a $740.5 billion defense policy bill that Trump opposes because it doesn’t repeal a prized liability shield for social media firms.
By Joe Gould
Democrats face internal ‘fight’ on defense spending, says Smith
The Democratic split over the size of future defense budgets will come to a head in the new Congress, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., predicted Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
Trump should have acted on reports of Russian bounties on US troops, lawmakers say
Democrats and Republicans received separate briefings on the allegations against Russia from top U.S. intelligence officials.
Nuclear modernization speeding up as arms control on the brink: report
An annual report by SIPRI comes as nuclear modernization is kicking into high gear
By Aaron Mehta
Initial analysis of new sub-launched nuclear cruise missile coming ‘shortly’
For now, there are no major delays to nuclear warhead modernization programs, a Pentagon official says.
By Aaron Mehta
Live nuclear testing could resume in ‘months’ if needed, official says
The Trump administration has reportedly had conversations about resuming live nuclear testing.
By Aaron Mehta
Russia slams US arguments for low-yield nukes
The U.S. State Department argued in a paper released last week that fitting the low-yield nuclear warheads to submarine-launched ballistic missiles would help counter potential new threats from Russia and China.
The US Navy’s new nuclear cruise missile starts getting real next year
"They’ll hate it. They’ll absolutely hate it," a defense official says of Russia's reaction to a new sea-launched cruise missile.
By Aaron Mehta
Key Republicans seek ban on intel sharing with countries that use Huawei
The legislation could potentially downgrade America’s “special relationship” with the U.K., which is reportedly expected to grant Chinese telecom giant Huawei some access to its nascent 5G network.
By Joe Gould