Russia is a serious threat to the US, according to a new Pentagon report
A Pentagon report released Wednesday warns of a rising military threat from Russia and says the Kremlin believes the United States is
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US House bill threatens Russia with nuclear treaty suspension
The House Armed Services Committee’s $696.5 billion defense policy bill includes several provisions aimed at curtailing rising Russian aggression, including the possible suspension
Nuclear lab shutdown endangers US arsenal
An extended shutdown of the nation’s only scientific laboratory for producing and testing the plutonium cores for its nuclear weapons has taken
Specialists Think North Korea Poses Nuclear Threat to Hawaii
Nuclear arms experts think North Korea already has, or soon will have, the ability to target Hawaii with a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic
Taking the Edge off U.S.-Russia Strategic Relations
Secretary of State Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov have agreed in principle to resume strategic stability talks. The United States and
On a Tiny Norwegian Island, America Keeps an Eye on Russia
The population of the Arctic island of Vardo has shrunk to half of what it was 20 years ago, and the fishing
US Swipes at China Signal a Micro Policy Shift in Disputed Sea
The U.S. government is challenging China over its dominant position in Asia’s major maritime sovereignty dispute, but those moves, after months of
China missiles capable of sending nukes to Western Pacific
China deployed new ballistic missiles last year capable of delivering nuclear warheads to ground targets in the Western Pacific, the Pentagon said.
Donald Trump’s Diplomatic Moderation
President Donald Trump appears to be adopting more conventional positions aligned with decades of U.S. foreign-policy making and diplomacy, pulling back from
U.S. Reviews Nuclear Strike Survival for Russia and China
U.S. intelligence agencies and the Pentagon’s Strategic Command are working on a new evaluation of whether the Russian and Chinese leadership could
U.S. says will prevent China taking over territory in international waters
The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory
What the World Might Look Like in 5 Years, According to US Intelligence
Even America’s own government analysts see the American Era drawing to a close. Every four years, a group of U.S. intelligence analysts tries