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Syria crisis: US concerned military strike would 'escalate out of control'
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James Mattis, the US defense secretary, has said Washington is still looking for evidence on who carried out Saturday’s chemical weapons attack in Damascus and that his main c...
By Nicholas Heras
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The Arctic as the next battleground? Don’t count on it
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In any conflict between China and the United States (and its allies), the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait are likely battlefields. But as tensions between Russia and the...
By Center for a New American Security
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Technology & National Security
Modernizing Army modernizationThe Army is at 'an inflection point,' and modernizing is job No. 1 and priority No. 1. But modernization will take every ounce of leaders' will and a massive culture change to...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Military Set for Cyber Attacks on Foreign InfrastructureAmerican military cyber warriors are ready to shut critical infrastructures in China and Russia during a future conflict by conducting cyber intrusions into their networks, ac...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Technology & National Security
Command and control: A fight for the future of government hackingFollowing years of effort and billions of dollars’ worth of research and planning, the nation finally has a fully operational force of cyberwarriors at U.S. Cyber Command. Yet...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Donald Trump v Vladimir Putin feud fires up in Syria
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Donald Trump's warning for Russia to "get ready" for US missiles hailing on its Syrian ally and Moscow's threat to shoot them down shook financial markets and underlines sinki...
By Richard Fontaine
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AP News Guide: Potential for escalation in Syria abounds
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BEIRUT — With the Middle East on edge and many fearing inadvertent triggering of a regional war, it’s easy to forget that not so long ago President Donald Trump shocked advise...
By Nicholas Heras
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US draws up options for attack on Syria
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The Pentagon is preparing options for an attack on Syria that US officials said could be bigger than the strike US president Donald Trump ordered against the Syrian regime las...
By Nicholas Heras
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Tensions Are Flaring between Washington and Moscow
President Donald Trump is taunting Russia as he makes clear that he has decided to strike the forces of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in retaliation for an alleged chemical ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Trump's space push needs cash to soar
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President Donald Trump has set ambitious goals for a revived American space program, but he'll need to follow through with dollars and hard decisions to make them reality. Sen...
By Adam Routh
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Congress Should Ask Mike Pompeo About Torture In Yemen
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WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump and his choice to be the next secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, have both said it might be time for the U.S. to begin using tor...
By Nicholas Heras
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White House: no final decision has been made on Syria
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White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders appeared to step back from US President Donald Trump’s tweet earlier on Wednesday that missile strikes “will be coming” on Syria, saying ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Broad attack on Syria would face risk from air defenses, escalation with Russia
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President Trump’s desire to prevent future chemical attacks in Syria has fueled speculation that the U.S. leader may authorize an attack that is more far-reaching than the one...
By Nicholas Heras
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Navy’s top officer lays out aggressive new cruiser replacement strategy
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WASHINGTON – Buoyed by rapid progress on the next-generation frigate, the U.S. Navy’s top officer is ready to quickly move out on the long-debated replacement for the Navy’s a...
By Jerry Hendrix
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As Trump considers military action on Syria, Pentagon worries it could put Russian soldiers in the crosshairs
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As Pentagon planners ready a possible military response to a suspected poison gas attack in Syria, one danger has sparked special concern — whether U.S. airstrikes may inadver...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Real Danger in Qatar-Gulf Feud is Iran, U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is scrambling to mend a diplomatic rift between Qatar and its Persian Gulf neighbors and has grown increasingly worried that the emirate is...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Why might Syria's regime have dropped toxic gas on Ghouta?
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Beirut (AFP) - Syria's regime has denied dropping toxic weapons on Eastern Ghouta, but analysts say they could have been used as a tactic to finally reconquer the last rebel e...
By Nicholas Heras
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The most dangerous moment since the Cuban missile crisis?
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Honestly, I was going to write about Cardi B. loving political science for today. It was going to be a fun, carefree kind of Spoiler Alerts column, like my Very Important Post...
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Technology & National Security
'Very urgent': Activists want global treaty to ban killer robots by 2019Pitted against the glacial pace of the UN's discussion process, activists hoping for an international ban on killer robots have repeatedly been left fuming and frustrated. Pit...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital
Lack of leadership in DoD’s personnel and readiness office could be detrimental, analysts sayThe removal of David Shulkin as Veterans Affairs Department secretary at the end of March did more than make waves in the VA. It also caused a shuffle in leadership at one of ...
By Andrew Swick
