Two Koreas, U.N. Command wrap up first talks on disarming border
North and South Korea held their first three-way talks with the United Nations Command (UNC) on Tuesday to discuss ways to demilitarize
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Top US admiral warns of Russian submarine threat
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The US Navy’s Pacific Fleet has drawn up a classified proposal to carry out a global show of force as a warning
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The International Atomic Energy Agency needs to be able to inspect everywhere in Iran, from military bases to suspicious run-down warehouses, INSS
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The bitter trade dispute between China and the US is increasingly spilling into the military domain, with a risky incident in the
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“Deterrence is concerned with influencing the choices that another party will make, and doing it by influencing his expectations of how we
North Korea says ‘no way’ will disarm unilaterally without trust
North Korea’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States and there