Overnight Defense: Air Force outlines plan for biggest force since end of...
Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.THE TOPLINE: The Air Force wants...
View ArticleShrapnel in Yemen strikes links US-made bombs to 63 civilian deaths: report
Remnants of U.S.-made bombs have been found at the scene of multiple airstrikes in Yemen in the past several years that have killed dozens of civilians, CNN reports.The Yemen-based independent human...
View ArticleTrump directs government to step up defenses against bioterrorism
President Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum directing his administration to step up efforts to fight bioterrorism and other biological threats. Trump’s order establishes a Biodefense Steering...
View ArticleDems introduce bill to ban low-yield nukes
A group of House Democrats and a Senate Democrat introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the Trump administration’s plans for a so-called low-yield nuclear weapon.“We should not fund President Trump’s...
View ArticlePolish president floats 'Fort Trump' name for proposed US military...
The president of Poland on Tuesday floated naming a proposed U.S. military base in his country “Fort Trump.”“I said that I would very much f or us to set up permanent American bases in Poland, which we...
View ArticleMattis dismisses reports of his exit: 'I love it here'
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday brushed off reports that he might leave the Trump administration later this year."I wouldn't take it seriously at all," Mattis told reporters, advising them to...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Mattis dismisses talk he may be leaving | Polish president...
Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. If you don't get our...
View ArticleSouth Korea leader: North Korea agrees to take steps toward denuclearization
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday said his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un has agreed to take specific steps toward denuclearization.Moon, who was in Pyongyang to attend a summit with...
View ArticleNew Defense cyber strategy gives military power on preventative cyberattacks
The Department of Defense’s new cyber strategy gives the U.S. military authority to act more aggressively in the case of cyber attacks, which could include acting against countries that considered...
View ArticleState Department warns Islamic State, al Qaeda have adapted after 'major...
The State Department on Wednesday warned that terrorist groups such as al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) have "adjusted" their methods and adapted after major territorial gains made by U.S.-aligned...
View ArticlePentagon official: 'Space Force' proposal to be sent to Congress in...
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Wednesday said the Pentagon will submit to Congress in February the legislative proposal for President Trump’s desired "Space Force."Shanahan, who has been...
View ArticlePompeo: US ready to 'immediately' resume talks with North Korea
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has invited his North Korean counterpart to meet at next week’s United Nations General Assembly following this week’s inter-Korea summit, a meeting that would mark a...
View ArticleNew book: Trump told CIA, 'We should make the bombs silent so they can’t...
President Trump in his first full day as commander in chief reportedly asked CIA officials if they could fully silence the bombs used in drone strikes. Trump, shown highlights of successful Predator...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Latest on Korea talks | Trump says summit results...
THE TOPLINE: Will the Pyongyang summit be seen as a breakthrough in North Korea negotiations or just another broken promise and stalling tactic from the North?That's the question on observers' minds...
View ArticleArmy chief: Poland doesn’t have space for ‘Fort Trump’
The space proposed by Poland's government for a U.S. military base in the country may not be enough to allow U.S. forces to construct a permanent facility that Poland's president offered to name "Fort...
View ArticleState Dept: Worldwide terrorist attacks decreased by 23 percent in 2017
The State Department says the annual count of the number of terrorist attacks worldwide dropped by 23 percent in 2017, according to an annual report from the agency's counterterrorism center.Nathan...
View ArticleUS proposes October talks on recovering war remains from North Korea
The Pentagon has offered to meet with the North Koreans in the last week of October in a third-party country to negotiate joint excavation operations to recover more Korean War remains, the head of the...
View ArticlePompeo backed continued US support in Yemen war over objections from staff:...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent certification allowing continued U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen came despite objections from much of his staff, The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleTrump identifies first soldier remains returned from North Korea
President Trump on Thursday released the identities of the first two American soldiers whose remains were returned from North Korea earlier this year as part of negotiations with North Korean leader...
View ArticleUS sanctions Chinese military firm for buying Russian jets
The Trump administration on Thursday targeted a Chinese military organization and its leader over its purchases of fighter jets and missiles from the Kremlin.The State Department announced that it had...
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