Military
North Korea test-fires new ‘tactical guided weapon’
The test comes as North Korea and South Korea seem deadlocked after a failed nuclear disarmament summit in Hanoi between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Trump.
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Trump vetoes move to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected. Congress lacks the votes to override him.
7 years ago
How much did WikiLeaks damage U.S. national security?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has often argued that no one has been harmed by the disclosures. But many in the national security community say the leaks were harmful.
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ICC judges reject Afghanistan probe; cite lack of cooperation
International Criminal Court judges rejected a request by the court's prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.
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Marine killed in Afghanistan returned home to Delaware
Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan and returned home to Delaware Thursday night.
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25 years after genocide, can Rwanda heal? 6 villages try
Twenty-five years ago, Tasian Nkundiye murdered his neighbor with a machete. Today he lives near the widow of the man he killed. And somehow they are friends.
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Pope blames Europe, U.S. for selling weapons in war zones
The pontiff said that "a country that produces and sells weapons has on its conscience the death of every child and the destruction of each family."
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U.S. strips visa from International Criminal Court prosecutor pursuing war crimes inquiry
While the U.S. claims its citizens and military personnel are outside of the ICC's jurisdiction, the court says Afghanistan is within its purview.
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Pentagon takes $1 billion from military personnel account to build border fence
The Department of Defense is shifting $1 billion from a military personnel account to build a 57-mile fence at the southern U.S. border.
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With the collapse of the ISIS ‘caliphate,’ a camera lens lingers on those left behind
As U.S.-backed forces fought to reclaim the last territory held by ISIS in Syria, photographer Felipe Dana turned his lens on the thousands of civilians rushing to evacuate.
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McGuire, Dover Air Force bases face possible cuts to fund border wall
The Pentagon has identified $12.9 billion in projects — including work in Pa., N.J. and Del. — that could be scrapped to help fund President Trump’s border wall.
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Rumbles and booms: Joint Base demolition training Thursday
Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst may hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” on Thursday.
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New U.S. military budget focused on China despite border talk
The $25 billion the Pentagon is proposing to spend on nuclear weapons in 2020, for example, is meant in part to stay ahead of China's nuclear arsenal.
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North Korea considers whether to resume nuclear, missile tests amid impasse with U.S.
Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that Kim Jong Un would soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing missiles and nuclear weapons.
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U.S. bars entry to International Criminal Court investigators
The Hague-based court, the first global tribunal for war crimes, said it would continue to operate "undeterred" by the U.S. action.
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