US troops ordered to Mexico border
The Pentagon said Tuesday it will deploy more troops to help provide security at the US-Mexico border as officials fear ...
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US has had contacts with China over ‘spy balloon’: Pentagon
The United States has communicated with Beijing on the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon shot down on February 4, after Pentagon ...
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A balloon clouds US view on Xi’s China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had planned a rare visit to Beijing to manage tensions but also to answer ...
Read moreUS says second Chinese ‘spy balloon’ over Latin America
A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday (Saturday, Manila time), a day after ...
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Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon
The Pentagon said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between ...
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Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US
The Pentagon said Thursday that it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States that appeared ...
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Pentagon rescinds Covid-19 vaccine mandate
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday rescinded the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, a move required by Congress over ...
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China’s nuclear arsenal to more than triple by 2035: Pentagon
By W.G. Dunlop China's nuclear arsenal is likely to more than triple to 1,500 warheads by 2035, the Pentagon said ...
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US admits killing 12 civilians worldwide in 2021
The US military killed 12 civilians in 2021, all in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday. The Department ...
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Is the Pentagon using Twitter for disinformation?
By Sylvie Lanteaume The US Department of Defense has launched a review of its psychological warfare operations after the discovery ...
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