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DC military base locked down until armed man detained 1 peppertree Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1554
Russia holds hypersonic flight expert in spy probe 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1218
Afghan government could fall to Taliban in 90 days, say US officials 1 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1393
Watchdog to review NSA following Tucker Carlson's spy claims 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1269
S. Korea decides to conduct military exercise with U.S. as planned despite N.K. warning 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1636
Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1314
Sailor accused of starting a destructive ship fire was known for hating the Navy, investigators say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1862
Afghan Air Force Struggles to Stay Aloft as U.S. Leaves and Taliban Advances 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1354
New report questions the necessity of ICBM silos in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Aug 2021 0 2084
Man shot by FBI outside CIA headquarters has died 2 Eugene May 2021 Aug 2021 1 2188
Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2086
Army: Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1709
Ever heard of Scopolamine being used for interrogations? IE Guantanamo Bay?? 17 TigressDem Jun 2021 Jul 2021 0 7058
I had two uncles who were Communists in the 30s and 40s. 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 Jul 2021 1 3927
About 100 CIA officers and family have been sickened by Havana syndrome 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1921
Ex-airman sentenced to 45 months for leaking drone info 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1445
Pentagon chief 'deeply concerned' by sharp rise in suicides among US troops 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1560
Russia unveils new fighter, Putin hails country's air power 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1694
Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1397
US Navy: First woman passes elite training scheme (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman) 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1977
I think Democrats can quit beating themselves up just a little 1 dianaredwing Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 2086
Kaseya, firm hacked to spread ransomware, had previous security flaws 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1573
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces' collapse 5 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 2091
Interior Dept. creates task force to study its police departments, with former Park Police chief as 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1460
Oath Keepers Leader, Stewart Rhodes, Sits for F.B.I. Questioning Against Legal Advice 6 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 2435
Military weighing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after full FDA approval 10 nitpicker Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 2797
Nearly 900 Secret Service members were infected with the coronavirus. A watchdog blames Trump. 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 2472
U.S. Navy Ships Close to Getting Interceptors That Could Stop an ICBM 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2498
Fort Hood identified as least-safe post for female soldiers: study 0 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1929
Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1637

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Debates arise over call to cancel joint military drills 3 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1980
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1335
U.S. aircraft carrier costs rising again, Navy budget shows 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2204
Russian accounts still active on pro-Trump sites -researchers 8 bronxiteforever Jun 2021 Jun 2021 8 2478
Boko Haram leader killed on direct orders of Islamic State 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1927
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1773
Pentagon won't change policy to allow Pride flag to be flown at military bases 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1898
Prosecutors propose ex-federal judge to review Giuliani's mobile devices, computers for privilege is 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1472
Biden bans US investment in Chinese military and tech surveillance sectors 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1281
Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1343
Nebraska lab IDs over 300 Pearl Harbor sailors and Marines 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 11 1762
Denny Tamaki seeks cut in Okinawa's U.S. base burden to half that of Japan 0 soryang May 2021 May 2021 3 1500
Isolation Pushes Belarus's Lukashenko Closer to Russia's Putin 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 1 1264
Russian government hackers target civil society groups after compromising USAID email marketing acco 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1670
A fallen Marine's medals were lost for years..until they appeared on an online auction site. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 1974
U.S. Won't Rejoin Open Skies Treaty With Russia 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1360
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1833
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1553
Police records show threats to kill lawmakers in wake of Capitol attack 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1418
FBI analyst took documents on bin Laden and al Qaeda and kept them for years, feds say. ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 4 1864
Why service members charged in the Capitol riot are staying in uniform -- for now 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1359
Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known 1 soryang May 2021 May 2021 2 1577
Isis-linked fighters in Nigeria cannot claim reward for Boko Haram leader, says US 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1373
Hackers targeted SolarWinds earlier than previously known 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1523
Cannibalized parts, systems that sailors can't fix: LCS maintenance woes could get worse, watchdog w 3 nitpicker May 2021 May 2021 2 2445
US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems' 7 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 9 2351
US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1637
Van Hollen, Sasse Revive Bill to Protect U.S. Intellectual Property From Foreign Theft 1 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 1808
Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes, add staff 2 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1412
Navy 'looking into' case of Navy SEAL acquitted of murder after he speaks on podcast, Pentagon chief 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1638

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Top general drops opposition to change in sex assault policy 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1570
Chinese man crosses Taiwan Strait by rubber dinghy, seeking "freedom and equality" 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 1 1398
History was made on Friday with the first ever all gay US Navy helicopter crew. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 0 1826
WaPo Editorial Board: ICE is the superspreader agency 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1284
US to limit immigration arrests at courthouses under Biden 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1298
High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner's state secrets case 2 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1765
The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved 1 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 2007
COVID shots may be widely available to military families in April 1 nitpicker Mar 2021 Apr 2021 0 1549
All B-1B Lancer bombers grounded for potential fuel filter leak 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1781
Biden picks technology expert and first Black woman to be the No. 2 U.S. intelligence official. 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 1582
How Twitter activism turned the fight against Boko Haram upside down 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1559
NSA official Michael Ellis, installed as Trump left office, resigns after he was sidelined 5 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 13 2357
D.C. Guard misused helicopters in low-flying confrontation with George Floyd protesters, Army conclu 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1435
Watchdog lays bare Capitol Police's riot security failures 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1261
India objects to US Navy ship's patrol without consent 6 soryang Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 2238
South Korea rolls out the KF-21, joining elite group of global supersonic fighter jet makers 0 soryang Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1884
Michael Flynn ignored official warnings about receiving foreign payments 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1295
Biden administration fires most Homeland Security Advisory Council members 3 Eugene Mar 2021 Apr 2021 5 2741
AP source: Suspect in Capitol attack suffered delusions 4 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1962
Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1495
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