Matthew Pennington
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Terrorism
U.S., Afghan Leaders Agree on Peace Push, Taliban Don't
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite U. S.
Military Strategy
Trump Administration OKs $130M Missile Defense Sale to Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a $130 million missile defense sale to Japan to meet the escalating threat from North Korea....
North Korea
Trump Boasts Bigger and More Powerful 'Nuclear Button' Than Kim Jong-un
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasted that he has a bigger and more powerful “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does —...
North Korea
Bad to Worse: How Diplomatic Hopes With North Korea Plunged
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message:...
North Korea
As Trump Threatens North Korea, Is U.S. Practicing for War?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Does the ominous rhetoric from President Donald Trump and repeated flights by U. S.
North Korea
Tillerson: U.S. Has Direct Channels to Talk to North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — U. S.
Air Warfare
U.S. Flies Unprecedented Show of Force North of DMZ
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a show of American military might to North Korea, U. S.
North Korea
Beyond Bluster, U.S., North Korea in Regular Contact
WASHINGTON (AP) — Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months,...
Military Strategy
U.S. Approves $1.4B Arms Deal to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth a total of $1. 4 billion, the first such deal with the self-governing...
North Korea
South Korean President Vows to Stand With Trump on North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korea’s new leader vowed Wednesday to stand firmly with President Donald Trump against North Korea, playing down his past...
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZoneWho Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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