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Pentagon OKs request to send troops to border - Roll Call

President Biden may ask for 1,500 troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to address an expected surge of migrants after Title 42 expires.

Roll Call

Canadians have lots of reasons to be skeptical about increased defence spending

Leaked documents from the Pentagon have revealed what many suspected: Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has no intention of meeting the NATO defence spending target of two per cent of GDP.

The Conversation

The U.S. evacuates some 1,000 Americans from Sudan

Two convoys of private U.S. citizens arrived in Port Sudan over the weekend after departing the capital of Khartoum, where deadly fighting between rival militaries has killed hundreds.

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The Pentagon’s UFO Office Swears 650 Unexplained Sightings Are Totally “Explainable”

A group of scientists who study UAP said they applaud this first public release of some factual data on reported UAP, such as their shapes and altitudes.

Inverse

Leaks sputter out on the battlefield

Jack Teixeira's Pentagon leaks aren't exactly helping Russia's aggression in Ukraine

Salon

National Guardsman accused of Pentagon leak had trove of weapons and engaged in violent rhetoric

Questions have been raised about how Teixeira was granted top security clearance despite his violent rhetoric history

The Independent UK

Pentagon Deploys Warplanes with ‘Bunker Busting’ Bombs to Deter Iran

The US military is for the first time putting 250-pound “bunker busting” bombs on attack aircraft recently sent to the Middle East in the latest move to deter Iran, US officials said. Wall Street Journal reported that the decision to put more powerful weapons on a squadron of A-10 Warthogs…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US Air Force sends message to Iran with warplanes armed with 'bunker busting' bombs

The US military confirmed it has sent powerful 250-pound bombs on A-10 Warthogs in a bid to give pilots a better chance of deterring Iran by destroying ammunition bunkers

Daily Mirror

Pentagon leak suspect had ‘arsenal of weapons’, prosecutors say

Defence lawyers argue 21-year-old Jack Teixeira should be released on bond, saying weapons were ‘lawfully owned’.

Al Jazeera

Military sex assault reports rise, even as Army numbers fall

U.S. officials tell The Associated Press the number of reported sexual assaults across the military inched up by about 1% last year, as a sharp decline in Army numbers offset large increases in the other three services

The Independent UK

An Army fort named after Robert E. Lee now honors 2 pioneering Black officers

Fort Lee, named after the leader of Confederate forces during the Civil War, was redesignated on Thursday to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.

WEKU

In wake of Pentagon leak, ‘antiquated’ staff clearance system looks hard to change - Roll Call

Despite calls for more access, top security clearances for congressional staff may tighten in the wake of sensitive document leaks.

Roll Call

Retired US admirals charging Australian taxpayers thousands of dollars per day as defence consultants

A cavalcade of retired senior American military officers have landed high-paying advisory contracts with Australia's Department of Defence, with one former admiral paid $US5,000 a day for his expertise.

ABC News

Warren: Hundreds of former feds working for defense corporations - Roll Call

Nearly 700 former top federal civilian officials, generals and admirals now work for major defense contractors, according to a Senate report.

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Salon

War, what is it good for? Very little

There simply is nothing great about them, except their power to destroy not just the enemy, but themselves as well

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Pushes Largest-ever Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal

China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads -- small fry when compared with…

The Conversation

Pentagon leaks suggest China developing ways to attack satellites – here’s how they might work

The recent leak of Pentagon documents included the suggestion that China is developing sophisticated cyber attacks for the purpose of disrupting military communication satellites. While this is unconfirmed, it is certainly possible, as many sovereign nations and private companies have considered how to protect from signal interference.

Daily Mirror

US shares NEW UFO vid 'frame by frame' as Pentagon says speed 'truly anomalous'

The US has said a video that footage of a strange object showed 'some really interesting things that everyone thought was truly anomalous'. An in-depth report on UFOs is expected to be released late this year

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Salon

Leaks reveal grim reality in Ukraine

Corporate media have assured us the war's going well and Ukraine will win. That now looks like disinformation

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Whistleblower or traitor? How to think about Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon leaks

The law is clear. If you mishandle, distribute or disclose classified information you can get in big trouble. In the worst cases, as with Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman who has been accused of divulging top secret national security documents, you can be arrested, charged under the Espionage…

The Independent UK

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine

The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery rounds of the Ukraine war

Axios

Gamers keep leaking sensitive military info

In recent years, it's often been to win an argument.

The Independent UK

Pentagon leaks suspect was sharing secrets for longer than previously known, report says

Profile matching Teixeira posted intelligence on Russian war effort on Discord chat group as early as February 2022

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Leaked US Documents Suspect Shared Info Earlier than Previously Known

The US Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents to a small group of gamers had been posting sensitive information months earlier than previously known and to a much larger chat group, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing online postings reviewed by the newspaper. In February 2022,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ICRC: Guantanamo Inmates Showing Signs of 'Accelerated Aging'

Inmates who have been held for years in the Guantanamo Bay US detention facility in Cuba are showing signs of "accelerated aging", a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday. "We're calling on the US administration and Congress to work together to find adequate…

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