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Military

In this July 30, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a swearing in ceremony for Robert Wilkie as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space. But the idea is falling flat at the Pentagon, where Mattis has said it would add burdensome bureaucracy and costs. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump wants a Space Force, but Pentagon has different idea

The administration intends to announce next week the results of a Pentagon study.

8 years ago

A man watches a TV screen showing what the North Korean government calls the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, in November.
NPR
Politics & Policy

North Korea reportedly building more ICBMs

Satellite imagery gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies indicates that North Korea is building new ballistic missiles at a factory just outside its capital,

8 years ago

Brett Simon, president and co-founder of K9s for Warriors organization, stands with his dog Lincoln at the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans annual conference in Tyson's Corner, Va. The nonprofit bills itself as the largest provider of psychiatric service dogs for veterans. (Claire Harbage/NPR)
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Community

Service dog registries to streamline travel for veterans with ‘invisible injuries’

Many veterans and active-duty service members use psychiatric service dogs to help alleviate the everyday challenges of PTSD.

8 years ago

A U.N. honor guard carries a box containing remains believed to be from American servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after arriving from North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Friday. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
NPR
Community

North Korea hands over possible remains of U.S. servicemen killed in Korean War

The transfer took place Friday local time, which marks the anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War in 1953.

8 years ago

Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
Politics & Policy

George W. and Laura Bush to receive Liberty Medal for work with veterans

On Veterans Day, former President George W. and Laura Bush will be awarded the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center.

8 years ago

Sarah Gonzales for NPR
NPR
Health

Marines who fired rocket launchers now worry about their brains

Studies show that troops who repeatedly fire powerful, shoulder-launched weapons can experience short-term problems with memory and thinking.

8 years ago

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with a group of foreign ministry officials in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 22, 2018. Rouhani warned President Donald Trump against provoking his country while indicating peace between the two nations might still be possible. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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Politics & Policy

Iran in the Trump age

Guests: Jonathan Landay, Jason Rezaian, Trita Parsi Iran has come under fire by the Trump administration in recen ...

Air Date: July 24, 2018 10:00 am

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Hazmat suits hang next to the canal that leads from Balaklava Bay to the heart of the underground base. (Lucian Kim/NPR)
NPR
Community

Now a museum, this USSR submarine base was built to endure U.S. nukes — and retaliate

During the Cold War, Balaklava Bay was home to a top-secret submarine base designed to survive a U.S. nuclear strike — and then deliver a retaliatory blow.

8 years ago

COMBO - This combination of two pictures shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, on July 22, 2018, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Feb. 6, 2018. In his latest salvo, Trump tweeted late on Sunday, July 22 that hostile threats from Iran could bring dire consequences. This was after Iranian President Rouhani remarked earlier in the day that “American must understand well that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace and war with Iran is the mother of all wars.” Trump tweeted: “NEVER EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKE OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE.” (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Iran dismisses Trump’s explosive threat to country’s leader

Iranians shrugged off the possibility that a bellicose exchange of words between President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart could escalate into military conflict.

8 years ago

Several human skulls on display as part of the exhibit
Community

Australian skull displayed in U.S. museum buried in France

The skull was removed from public display at Australia's request last year after a member of the public complained.

8 years ago

An autonomous tank is demonstrated in France last month. Leading researchers in artificial intelligence are calling for laws against lethal autonomous weapons. They also pledge not to work on such weapons. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

AI innovators take pledge against autonomous killer weapons

The position of the pledge is ultimately to encourage global governments to take legal action to ban any possibility of future destruction.

8 years ago

Fighters from the United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) shoot their way through downtown Monrovia, LIberia Tuesday, April 16, 1996. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philadelphia is a flashpoint for Liberian human rights advocates

The recent federal convictions of suspected Liberian war criminals in Philadelphia is fueling the demand for a war crimes court in Liberia.

8 years ago

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Dive Crew shows off the plate from boat sunk by German U-boats during World War II. Top Left Tom Packer, Bottom Left Rustin Cassway, Top Right, Mike Dudas, Bottom Right Brian Sullivan (Photo courtesy of Rustin Cassway)
Community

Shipwreck found dating back to WWII off Jersey coast

The Octavian was sunk by a German U-boat during World War II.

8 years ago

This photo provided to the AP by Panshu Zhao shows Zhao in uniform on Feb. 11, at a U.S. Army Reserve installation in Houston. Zhao is one of dozens of immigrant military recruits and reservists who have been waiting for years to deploy but were recently discharged with little explanatio
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. Army is discharging immigrant recruits who were promised citizenship

"This is a whole disaster," Zhao told NPR.

8 years ago

A Pakistani recruit, 22, who was recently discharged from the U.S. Army, holds an American flag as he poses for a picture. The man asked his name and location to be undisclosed for safety reasons. The AP interviewed three recruits from Brazil, Pakistan and Iran, all of whom said they were devastated by their unexpected discharges. (AP Photo/Mike Knaak)
Community

U.S. Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

 Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged.

8 years ago

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