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Apr 14, 20101 min read
In Midst of Financial Crisis, Military Goes Green
“The Army’s mission is not to be green. Our mission is to defend the nation. In that context, we’ve found it’s in our interest to develop...
Mar 30, 20101 min read
Russia Becoming More Cooperative on Cybercrime
Over the past several years, the Russian government has consistently frustrated European and U.S. officials by refusing to take hard...


Feb 24, 20101 min read
Defense Department Lifts Ban on Women Serving on Submarines
Women Will Now Be Able to Serve On Submarines, Including the New Virginia-Class Submarines. Via Navy.mil. Defense Secretary Robert M....
Feb 23, 20101 min read
Man Behind Subway Bomb Plot Pleads Guilty
The man arrested in last year’s plot to bomb the New York subway has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Najibullah Zazi, a 25-year-old...
Feb 16, 20101 min read
United States Successfully Shoots Down Ballistic Missile With Airborne Laser
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced successful use of directed energy to defend against ballistic missiles when the Airborne Laser...


Feb 2, 20102 min read
Somali Islamist Group to Ally with al Qaeda
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab announced that it would ally with al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden in waging an international...


Feb 2, 20101 min read
President Obama's DHS to Shift away from Terrorism
The Obama Administration released the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review on Monday. The document, 88 pages long, is a strategy...


Feb 2, 20102 min read
China Opposes Visit Between Obama and Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama in Washington (October 2009). Via BBC. Chinese officials warned President Obama not to meet with the Dalai Lama, stating that...


Feb 2, 20101 min read
White House Asks Congress For Largest Defense Budget in History
Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Via Slate. Yesterday, the White House revealed OMB’s budget that asks Congress for $741.2 billion in new...
Jan 26, 20101 min read
Ahmadinejad to Announce "Good News Regarding 20 Percent Uranium Enrichment"
Iranian technicians remove a container of radioactive uranium from the Isfahan nuclear facility. AFP (2009) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Jan 26, 20101 min read
Report Warns of Al-Qaeda WMD Threat
In a report released yesterday, a former CIA senior official wrote that the threat of Al Qaeda acquiring and using weapons of mass...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
DOJ Charges 22 Over Bribery Involving Arms Sales to Africa
Twenty-two employees in the military and law enforcement industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
Taliban Attack Afghan Capital
Kabul was rocked by a coordinated Taliban offensive on Monday. So far 12 people have been killed, including 7 Taliban fighters, and 71...
Jan 19, 20102 min read
President Obama Marks 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Japan Treaty on Cooperation and Mutual Security
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Japan Treaty on Cooperation and Mutual Security. The treaty was originally...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
U.S. Grants Humanitarian Parole Policy for Haitian Orphans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday that a new humanitarian parole policy allowing orphaned children from Haiti to...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
U.S. Defense Secretary Visits India for Security, Trade Talks
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in India this week to conduct regional security talks, with a focus on fighting insurgency in...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
Investigations Find FBI Conducted Illegal Phone Searches
The Washington Post is reporting that the FBI illegally collected telephone records from 2002 through 2006 by invoking nonexistent...


Jan 12, 20101 min read
China Responds to U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan with Missile Interceptor Test
China conducted a test on ground-based midcourse missile interception technology within its territory. Via Xinhua. China announced on...


Jan 12, 20101 min read
Gunmen Seize Three Britons, One Colombian in Nigeria
Four workers were abducted Tuesday, near Port Harcourt in Nigeria. Via CBC.ca. Four Shell contractors were kidnapped in Nigeria...
Dec 1, 20091 min read
EU Clears Bank Data Transfers to U.S.
Europe’s Council of Ministers agreed to a controversial deal on Monday allowing the U.S. access to European financial data, despite the...
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