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Are government leakers bringing about the end of secrets?In an age of Wikileaks, Hal Martin, and Shadow Brokers, is the US overclassifying documents it cannot protect?
US missile defense: Getting to 'ready' on North Korea threatBy 2020, North Korea could have as many as 100 nuclear-tipped missiles, according to one report. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) of Alaska is pushing for a more robust defensive missile deployment.
Can McMaster 'ground' White House foreign policy on the fly?Three ways in which the national security adviser's influence could show up as the Trump administration faces key foreign policy tests in the Middle East and Asia.
US targets Syria with cruise missiles in retaliation for gas attackThe US missile strikes hit Syria's Shayrat air base, where US officials say the Syrian military planes that dropped chemicals on civilians had taken off.
First LookAirstrikes in Mosul kill civilians: Are US rules of engagement getting slacker?Iraqi officers say they're suspending operations against ISIS in Mosul after US-led airstrikes killed as many as 137 civilians this week.
First LookWith 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruitsThis slogan, and the decision to highlight Marines鈥� community service alongside their battlefield victories, marks the latest fine-tuning of the military鈥檚 recruitment machine.
Trump to ramp up drone warfare. Will more civilians die?The White House is floating the idea of overturning Obama-era drone regulations to give CIA and military forces greater autonomy in striking enemy combatants.
First LookNavy's 'Fat Leonard' sex-for-secrets scandal widens, ensnares retired admiralA retired admiral and five others are charged with accepting bribes of sex, trips, and fancy meals from a聽Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' in exchange for classified information,聽according to an indictment unsealed in San Diego Tuesday.- First LookMilitary leaders pledge to halt nude photo scandalUS Senators grilled Navy and Marine Corps leaders on Tuesday about a private Facebook group that聽shared nude photos of female Marines online and made misogynistic comments about them.
First LookTrump budget borrows from Coast Guard, TSA, to pay for wallDraft documents of the White House budget proposal indicate that President Trump intends to follow through on his vows to build a wall on the US-Mexico border 鈥� at the expense of the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and Federal Emergency Management Agency.聽
First LookMarine photo scandal echoes past concerns of misogyny in Corps cultureA formal investigation is underway after a private Facebook group was shown to have been hosting nude photos of female Marines and veterans.
U.S. Marine Corps looking into nude photo scandal -reportThe independent newspaper specializing on the Corps reported on a closed Facebook group, with about 30,000 members, that solicited nude photos of female service members and talked of misogynist behavior.
First LookWhy does President Trump want to add $54 billion to the defense budget?According to White House officials, the new federal budget will include almost a 10 percent increase in military spending while decreasing other domestic and foreign programs.
First LookWhy did Philip Bilden, Trump's pick for Navy secretary, withdraw?Government conflict-of-interest rules forced the聽private equity executive to bow out of consideration for the post.
First LookMattis: US 'not in a position to collaborate' with Russian militaryMattis's remarks may come as a blow to hopes of increased cooperation between the two powers following the election of President Donald Trump to the White House.
First LookRussian spy ship spotted off Delaware coastIn a complicated week for US relations with Russia, a Russian surveillance ship was spotted off the eastern seaboard.
First LookTrump's defense chief heads to Asia eyeing N. Korea, THAAD deploymentIn his trip to聽Asia聽this week, US President Donald Trump's defense secretary,聽retired Marine General James聽Mattis, is expected to look at聽South Korea's moves to host a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to defend against North Korea's missile capabilities.
Trump to order plan for Syria 'safe zones' - documentCreating the zones, a move Barack Obama long resisted, could ratchet up U.S. military involvement in the war-torn region.
First LookEx-military leaders in cabinet posts: Why lawmakers may give Gen. Mattis a waiverJames Mattis, a retired general nominated for secretary of Defense, does not meet the requirement that secretaries have been retired from the military for seven years. Why some Democrats may give him a pass.聽
If Trump wants waterboarding, this could be whyMost interrogators say controversial techniques like waterboarding are ineffective and counterproductive. But a small cadre of experts is arguing that, in specific circumstances, they can get results.
