Trump’s Military Parade Plans Come Into Focus: Planes, but No Tanks It looks as if President Trump will get the military parade he has coveted for months. But it will not be on the Fourth of July — and it will not include tanks. Instead, plans are underway to hold […]
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U.S. Test of Missile Interceptor Fails Off Hawaiian Coast, Officials Say An American interceptor missile missed its target in a test off the Hawaiian coast on Wednesday, Defense Department officials said, renewing concerns of how the United States will defend itself in the event of a missile attack by North […]
Putin Rejects Cutting Off Oil to North Korea Putin Rejects Cutting Off Oil to North Korea:- President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said his country opposed cutting off oil supplies to North Korea as part of new sanctions being considered in the wake of the country’s latest nuclear test, according […]
Naval Collision Adds to Fears About U.S. Decline in Asia Naval Collision Adds to Fears About U.S. Decline in Asia:- For decades, the United States Navy has served as the foremost symbol of America’s power in the Asia-Pacific. With bases from South Korea to Japan to Guam and a fleet […]
Talk of Preventive War Rises in White House Over North Korea Talk of Preventive War Rises in White House Over North Korea:- Not since 2002, as the United States built a case for war in Iraq, has there been so much debate inside the White House about the merits — […]
If Missiles Are Headed to Guam, Here Is What Could Stop Them If Missiles Are Headed to Guam, Here Is What Could Stop Them:- North Korea’s threat to launch four intermediate-range ballistic missiles into the ocean near Guam could mark the first combat test of the sophisticated missile defense systems […]
5 Transgender Service Members Sue Trump Over Military Ban 5 Transgender Service Members Sue Trump Over Military Ban:- Five transgender people serving in the United States military sued President Trump and top Pentagon officials on Wednesday, asking that transgender troops be allowed to stay in the military. The lawsuit was […]
White House Pushes Military Might Over Humanitarian Aid in Africa If ever there was an example of American and African military bonhomie, it was at a recent summit meeting here over glasses of South African Pinotage and expectations of Pentagon largess. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, vice chief of staff of […]
North Korea Missile Test Appears to Tiptoe Over a U.S. Tripwire North Korea Missile Test Appears to Tiptoe Over a U.S. Tripwire:- For months, Washington has been bracing for North Korea to test an intercontinental ballistic missile, waiting to see how close it could get to the United States and […]
Admiral and 8 Other Navy Officers Indicted on Bribery Charges Admiral and 8 Other Navy Officers Indicted on Bribery Charges:- A retired United States Navy admiral and eight other high-ranking officers were indicted on Tuesday in a widening bribery scandal in which prosecutors say a foreign contractor traded luxury travel, […]
