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China’s current nuclear expansion underlines quest for status, says UK forum

A quest for status, changing views of deterrence and the desire to get Taiwan back are among the drivers of China’s current nuclear expansion, according to experts at The Democracy Forum’s (TDF) August panel discussion, which focused on what has led to this momentous build-up, as well as aiming to…

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Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

A new report says the U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms in order to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct

The Independent UK

North Korea says Travis King wants to stay there for refuge from US Army ‘discrimination’

King was travelling with a group tour to the border between North and South Korea when he crossed on 18 July

The Independent UK

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Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families

Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants never face the death penalty

The Independent UK

North Korea says Travis King wants to stay there for refuge from US Army ‘discrimination’

King was travelling with a group tour to the border between North and South Korea when he crossed on 18 July

The Independent UK

The Pentagon plans to shake up DC’s National Guard, criticized for its response to protests, Jan. 6

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D

The Independent UK

Pentagon head of space policy appears in Harrogate court after boys injured in collision

Col Benjamin Oakes pleads not guilty to two counts of causing injury by careless driving outside North Yorkshire school

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Great new prog music from Southern Empire, Karnataka, Jack Hues and more in Tracks Of The Week

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Louder

White House releases $40.1B supplemental funding request - Roll Call

President Joe Biden requested $40.1 billion in emergency spending Thursday for Ukraine, disaster relief and more.

Roll Call

US to send $200 million in military aid to Ukraine

The Pentagon will provide Ukraine with $200 million in weapons and ammunition to help sustain its counteroffensive as troops on the front lines face significant hurdles against a well-entrenched Russian defense

The Independent UK

The wars you aren't supposed to notice

The Pentagon as a budgetary black hole (and the military that goes with it)

Salon

What’s behind rising China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea?

Here’s what you need to know as maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines increase.

Al Jazeera

US military buildup in Gulf risks ‘dangerous’ Iran escalation: Analysts

Sending troops to deter Iran in the Gulf harkens back to Donald Trump’s hardline policies against Tehran, experts say.

Al Jazeera

Republican senator will ‘burn the military down’ over abortion policy, says Democrat

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Senate needs to change rules to sidestep Tommy Tuberville’s block on promotions

The Guardian - US

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India's new diamond exchange pips the Pentagon as world's largest office block

A glittering new building that will house India’s mammoth diamond market has grabbed the title of the world’s single largest office block. It comprises nine 15-storey towers that make up some 2 million square metres of floor space.

WEKU

These military spouses are fighting one senator's hold on military promotions

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's disagreement with a Pentagon policy on abortion is upheaving life plans for hundreds of military families. Now those families are petitioning Senate leaders to intervene.

The Independent UK

Pentagon warns of disruptions as Army, Marines both lack confirmed leaders for first time

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army’s chief recently stepped down, leaving the military’s two ground combat forces without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in history

The Conversation

Are we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens

The House subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs met in July 2023 to discuss affairs so foreign that they may not even be of this world. During the meeting, several military officers testified that unidentified anomalous phenomena – the government’s name for UFOs – pose a threat…

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The Independent UK

US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures

The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels

Roll Call

Lawmakers pressed to improve solutions for military hunger - Roll Call

Advocates want Congress to tweak the basic needs allowance to make sure that troops dealing with food insecurity get the help they need.

Roll Call

Big shoes filled as Senate appropriators spread earmarks wealth - Roll Call

The retirement of several titans of congressional appropriating hasn't slowed down the Senate's appetite for earmarks.

Fortune

Lockheed Martin’s $1.7 trillion F-35 fighter jet is 10 years late and 80% over budget—and it could be one of the Pentagon’s biggest success stories

How America's biggest defense contractor turned a military spending fiasco into a business victory.

The Independent UK

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had deployed in response to a surge in migrant crossings

Salon

Oppenheimer & nuclear-industrial complex

What Oppie began became a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on planet where destruction lurks around the corner

The Independent UK

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict

Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf

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