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Italian navy gears up for Mediterranean rare earth mining bonanza
“We can make up the gap by going under the sea,” an Italian defense official said, referring to Europe falling behind in the extraction of vital resources.
By Tom Kington
Congress advances defense bill, bucking Trump’s veto threats
Congress is moving ahead with its annual defense policy bill without repealing a prized legal shield for social media companies, testing President Trump’s threat to veto the bill.
By Joe Gould
Top US general in the Mideast says ISIS in Iraq and Syria still long-term threat
While no longer a major security threat, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said ISIS is never going to be defeated unless the international community can address the indoctrination of refugees displaced by years of war.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Here are the new grades for America’s military ― and the threats against it
President Trump will leave office with a marginally stronger military than when he entered, but he is also leaving President-elect Biden with a set of more potent threats.
By Joe Gould
Growing North Korean nuclear threat awaits US election winner
The ever-growing nuclear threat from Kim Jong Un will transcend the November election, no matter who wins.
Chinese military calls US biggest threat to world peace
China’s Defense Ministry on Sunday blasted a critical U.S. report on the country’s military ambitions, saying it is the U.S. instead that poses the biggest threat to the international order and world peace.
Troops: White nationalism a national security threat equal to ISIS, al-Qaida
About one-third of troops surveyed said they have seen signs of racism and white nationalism in the ranks.
Trump’s popularity slips in latest Military Times poll — and more troops say they’ll vote for Biden
About half of troops surveyed for the poll said they have an unfavorable view of the commander in chief.
This Cold War-era missile silo is the ultimate fixer-upper
The site, which was commissioned in the 1970s, was defunded before it was ever put to use.
By Sarah Sicard