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Defense & National Security
Pentagon politics, military spending, intelligence community, and the threats facing American security.
Defense
NATO's Article 5 Ambiguity: A Call for New Defenses Against Hybrid Threats
NATO's Article 5 remains ill-equipped for hybrid threats. A former adviser calls for new defenses against Russian drones
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Surviving the Fall: Air Force Officer's Harrowing Escape from Iran
An Air Force colonel tells 60 Minutes how he survived an F-15E shootdown over Iran, enduring injuries and a 24-hour wait
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Flood: Pentagon Funding Must Trump $5K Dividend Checks
Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) argues that replenishing military stockpiles and funding troops should come before implementing
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Iranian Cargo Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz, Killing One
An Iranian cargo ship was hit by an unidentified projectile near the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member. The inci
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Driscoll's Ukraine Tech Praise Marks First Talk Since Army Exit
In his first public remarks since resigning as Army Secretary, Dan Driscoll praised Ukraine's battlefield technology and
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US-Iran Conflict Enters Ambiguous Phase as Both Sides Claim Victories
Despite months of strikes and economic pressure, neither Washington nor Tehran has defined what would force a change in
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Quarter-Century After Anthrax Letters, US Bio-Defenses Still Fragile
A quarter-century after the anthrax attacks, a former NYC official warns the US is still unprepared for biological warfa
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North Korea Fires Missiles After US-South Korea-Japan Drills
North Korea fired ballistic missiles Saturday, a day after the US, South Korea, and Japan finished a trilateral drill. T
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Houthi port seizure and pipeline strike escalate US-Iran proxy war
Iran-backed Houthis captured Yemen's Mokha port and attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline, escalating the proxy war
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Budanov: Ukraine's top official warns of World War III without peace
In an exclusive interview, Ukraine's top official Kyrylo Budanov warns of World War III, assesses peace talks, and detai
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Former DHS Chiefs Urge Creation of New Public Safety Agency
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, former DHS secretaries Michael Chertoff and Jeh Johnson proposed a new public safety ag
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Adopting Finland's shipbuilding model could rebuild U.S. Navy capacity
The White House wants to adopt Finland's shipbuilding model to rapidly expand the Navy. Congress is pushing back, but ex