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Navy identifies Florida sailor who died while deployed in Red Sea: He embodied 'selfless character'
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Pentagon chief says civilian death toll in Gaza ‘far too high’: Lloyd Austin tells Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that humanitarian aid reaching Palestinian ...
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Pentagon chief says civilian death toll in Gaza ‘far too high’
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Pentagon Urged to Just Say No to AI-Powered Killer Robots: "The Department of Defense should declare its opposition to the development and deployment of ...
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Pentagon Urged to Just Say No to AI-Powered Killer Robots
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12 Palestinians drown while trying to retrieve airdrops: At least 12 Palestinians in Gaza drowned Monday while trying to reach humanitarian airdrops ...
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12 Palestinians drown while trying to retrieve airdrops
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The U.S. Military’s Investments Into Artificial Intelligence Are Skyrocketing: Driven by the Department of Defense, the US government's investments into ...
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The U.S. Military’s Investments Into Artificial Intelligence Are ...
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WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin vows continued U.S. aid to Ukraine amid congressional funding stall
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Quick Glance: Defense Secretary Austin Affirms Long-Term U.S. Support for Ukraine Amid Congressional Funding Standstill
  • Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized on Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's efforts in the war against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stuck due to funding reluctance to send additional weapons to the front.

  • The conference took place a week after U.S. defense officials found and utilized $300 million in contract savings to finance a new package of military aid for Ukraine by extracting weapons from Pentagon stocks.

  • U.S. leaders had stated in the past three months that they could not take more weapons off the shelves because they lacked the money to replenish the stocks. The Congress has been deadlocked for months over a new $95 billion supplemental bill that includes about $60 billion in aid for Ukraine.

  • UNESCO indicates that Ukraine requires over a billion dollars to reconstruct its scientific infrastructure.
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Top generals who oversaw US withdrawal from Afghanistan slam State Department for delaying emergency evacuation
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Top generals who oversaw US withdrawal from Afghanistan slam State ...
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War Spending: What Is It Good For?: The case of Gaza may be extreme in its brutality and the sheer speed of the slaughter, but it underscores the need to ...
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War Spending: What Is It Good For?
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Balloon recovered off coast of Alaska had been in the ocean for ‘well over a year,’ Pentagon says
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Balloon recovered off coast of Alaska had been in the ocean for ‘well over ...
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Pentagon denies US forces bombed eastern Syria: The U.S. military is denying it bombed eastern Syria late Monday night or early Tuesday morning after Syrian and ...
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Pentagon denies US forces bombed eastern Syria
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Phalanx CIWS Costs $3,500 Per Second In Ammo To Fire: The Navy's Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems spit out 75 tungsten-cored rounds every second at $46 a pop ...
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Phalanx CIWS Costs $3,500 Per Second In Ammo To Fire
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Retired commander who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal says he alone bears responsibility for airport attack
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Retired commander who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal says he alone bears ...
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ASEAN's digital economy growth hinges on upskilling: BCG chair: BANGKOK -- Southeast Asian countries are on the cusp of reaping a digital economic fortune ...
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ASEAN's digital economy growth hinges on upskilling: BCG chair
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US airlifts more than 30 citizens out of Haiti's capital amid gang rebellion: Officials
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Quick Glance: US Airlifts Over 30 Citizens From Haiti's Capital Amid Gang Rebellion: Officials
  • The U.S. orchestrated two helicopter airlifts from Port-au-Prince to evacuate over 30 stranded Americans to the Dominican Republic.

  • Around 1,600 Americans contacted the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, with many not requesting help to depart the country.

  • Gangs besieging Port-au-Prince's airport have made land travel treacherous, providing few safe options for evacuation.

  • The U.S. provided humanitarian aid for Haiti and is relying on a multinational security force led by Kenya to restore order in the country, as political changes in Haiti continue to stall.
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Singapore starts QR code clearance at busy crossing to Malaysia: JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia -- Singapore on Tuesday launched a QR code-based clearance process at ...
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Singapore starts QR code clearance at busy crossing to Malaysia
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The big AI research DARPA is funding this year: The Defense Department’s key research arm will experiment with ethical chatbots and new robot super pilots.
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The big AI research DARPA is funding this year
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Niger revokes military accord with US: Niger's ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff ...
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Niger revokes military accord with US
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Nearly 80% of Indonesians see Beijing’s South China Sea actions as threat: A survey showed they preferred a defense alliance with Southeast Asian nations to ...
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Nearly 80% of Indonesians see Beijing’s South China Sea actions as threat
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Haiti crisis boils over, forcing pivot in US policy: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation on Tuesday marks a watershed moment for U.S. diplomacy ...
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Haiti crisis boils over, forcing pivot in US policy
Quick Glance: Understanding Haiti’s Armed Gangs: Origins and Demands
  • Armed groups have long rocked daily life and politics in Haiti.

  • The rivalry between the two major gang coalitions - G9 and GPep - dominates Port-au-Prince.

  • The origins of the gangs are closely associated with political parties and elites in Haiti.

  • The armed groups have become autonomous entities and seek political power.
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Two years after start of Ukraine war, Russian titanium keeps flowing to West: Despite pledges to break economic ties with Russia, the West remains dependent on a ...
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Two years after start of Ukraine war, Russian titanium keeps flowing to ...
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Trading Floors Buzz With Excitement as BOJ Axes Negative Rates: One word echoed across trading floors from Tokyo to Singapore as the Bank of Japan raised rates ...
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Trading Floors Buzz With Excitement as BOJ Axes Negative Rates
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Opinion | Biden Shrinks the U.S. Military: The President’s Pentagon budget reveals the armed forces in a state of managed decline.
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Opinion | Biden Shrinks the U.S. Military
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Taiwan buys US-made MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones: Taiwan is acquiring additional MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from the U.S. In an March. 12 contract announcement, the U ...
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Taiwan buys US-made MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones
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Russia shutters prisons after tapping on inmates to fight in Ukraine: A Russian human rights commissioner said some prisons had to be closed due to "a one-time ...
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Russia shutters prisons after tapping on inmates to fight in Ukraine
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Bell secures $455M contract for AH-1Z helicopters for Nigeria: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a contract award to Bell, a division of Textron ...
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Bell secures $455M contract for AH-1Z helicopters for Nigeria
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Former U.S. military leaders assess 2021 troop withdrawal from Afghanistan - UPI.com
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Former U.S. military leaders assess 2021 troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ...
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Why the US Army is training soldiers to wage war in the Arctic: With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing its soldiers ...
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Why the US Army is training soldiers to wage war in the Arctic
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U.S. sends more Marines to Haiti to protect Embassy: The Caribbean nation of more than 11 million people is again struggling with violence and political ...
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U.S. sends more Marines to Haiti to protect Embassy
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The Pentagon wants thousands of cheap, AI-enabled drones to fight China: Ukraine’s drone innovations have changed how the US is planning for a war with China.
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The Pentagon wants thousands of cheap, AI-enabled drones to fight China
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The situation in Ukraine: “You will feel the losses”: Ukrainian President Zelensky wants to retaliate for a Russian missile attack on his hometown of Kryvyi Rih ...
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The situation in Ukraine: “You will feel the losses”
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Gossip mill: Dua Lipa spotted in Singapore, Cyndi Wang stuck in traffic jam to Genting, police officer arrested on suspicion of leaking Lee Sun-kyun drug probe ...
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Gossip mill: Dua Lipa spotted in Singapore, Cyndi Wang stuck in traffic ...
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US senators express concern over low attack submarine procurement plan: US senators express concern over limited procurement of nuclear-powered attack submarines ...
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US senators express concern over low attack submarine procurement plan
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European Commission delivers $4.8 billion to Ukraine in first tranche of macro-financial assistance
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European Commission delivers $4.8 billion to Ukraine in first tranche of ...
Quick Glance: Russia Launches 'Largest' Attack on Energy
  • Russia's 'largest' attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure involved around 150 missiles and drones, resulting in two casualties.

  • China's mediation attempts in the Ukraine conflict failed due to significant differences between Kyiv and Moscow.

  • France and Germany announced ammunition production in Ukraine to support the country's armed forces.

  • Germany and France reached a 'historic' breakthrough in developing the tank of the future, focusing on advanced technologies.
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US Valkyrie drone swarms taking clearer, cheaper shape: US firm Kratos is expanding its XQ-58 Valkyrie drone family to five variants, underscoring the shift ...
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US Valkyrie drone swarms taking clearer, cheaper shape
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SpaceX ‘Starshield’ Spy Satellites Under Development for US Defense—Report: SpaceX is creating the 'Starshield,' a new US spy satellite for the Defense ...
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SpaceX ‘Starshield’ Spy Satellites Under Development for US Defense—Report
Quick Glance: SpaceX Constructing Spy Satellite Network for US Intelligence Agency
  • SpaceX is constructing a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency.

  • The network is being built by SpaceX's Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

  • If successful, the program will significantly enhance the ability of the U.S. government and military to quickly spot potential targets almost anywhere on the globe.

  • The development of the Starshield network highlights the deepening ties between SpaceX and U.S. intelligence and military projects.
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Pentagon Kills A Key Tech Program, Dealing A Blow To Silicon Valley’s Defense Ambitions
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Pentagon Kills A Key Tech Program, Dealing A Blow To Silicon Valley’s ...
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Aerospace Corp. investing $100 million in El Segundo campus: Aerospace Corp., a federally funded R&D lab that supports the space industry ...
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Aerospace Corp. investing $100 million in El Segundo campus
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Pentagon launches website to oversee US military aid to Ukraine: The U.S. Defense Department's Office of the Inspector General on March 19 announced that it ...
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Pentagon launches website to oversee US military aid to Ukraine
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Joby Commits to Deliver 2 Air Taxis to MacDill Air Force Base: The agreement expands Joby’s relationship with the U.S. Air Force, which last year signed a $131 ...
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Joby Commits to Deliver 2 Air Taxis to MacDill Air Force Base
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CEOs Rarely Win in the Game of Geopolitics: Companies need to tread a fine line between taking geostrategy seriously and becoming instruments of national power.
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CEOs Rarely Win in the Game of Geopolitics
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Driver Off the Deck: Social media star Carter Smith has PGA Tour aspirations: This social media "King" does a lot of talking, but he backs it up.
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Driver Off the Deck: Social media star Carter Smith has PGA Tour ...
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US Army explores potential boundaries of future warfighting: From the National Training Center and Camp Pendleton, California, to White Sands Missile Range ...
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US Army explores potential boundaries of future warfighting
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Opinion: The Maine shooter’s traumatic brain injury didn’t have to happen: It’s hard to explain how it feels to be behind an artillery piece when it fires ...
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Opinion: The Maine shooter’s traumatic brain injury didn’t have to happen
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Lockheed Martin F-35 jet enters full production: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that the F-35 has been approved for 'Full Rate ...
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Lockheed Martin F-35 jet enters full production
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US cranks F-35 production in a losing race with China: The Warzone reported that the full-rate production decision came more than four years later than planned ...
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US cranks F-35 production in a losing race with China
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Biden’s budget includes Taiwan: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Biden’s budget includes Taiwan
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After Gotion controversy, new bill seeks federal review on future deals: The legislation aims to avoid future community unease by setting a more thorough review ...
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After Gotion controversy, new bill seeks federal review on future deals
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BAE Systems secures $317M contract for M109 howitzer services: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a new contract award to BAE Systems for the ...
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BAE Systems secures $317M contract for M109 howitzer services
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Dod's exit: Intel loses 2.5 billion US dollar funding - Golem.de: In the United States, too, not everything runs smoothly with the subsidies for semiconductors ...
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Dod's exit: Intel loses 2.5 billion US dollar funding - Golem.de
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Biden seeks modest bump for record $895B defense budget : The Biden administration’s defense budget for fiscal 2025 is only a 1 percent increase from last year’s ...
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Biden seeks modest bump for record $895B defense budget 
Quick Glance: Biden's Budget Proposal: Family Tax Breaks, Cheaper Health Care, More
  • President Joe Biden's budget proposal for fiscal 2025 includes tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits, and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

  • The budget aims to reduce deficits by $3 trillion over a decade and increase tax revenues by a total of $4.9 trillion.

  • Proposals include increased child tax credits, tax credits for homebuyers, higher corporate taxes, and a 25% minimum tax for billionaires.

  • The budget plan focuses on helping families cope with inflation while providing funding for defense, healthcare, education, and more.
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Veterans Affairs to expand IVF coverage to same-sex couples, single veterans: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said it would provide in vitro ...
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Veterans Affairs to expand IVF coverage to same-sex couples ...
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Navy Stripped Rep. Ronny Jackson of His Rank, Report Says: The move reportedly came after a Pentagon inspector general’s report on the former White House ...
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Navy Stripped Rep. Ronny Jackson of His Rank, Report Says
Quick Glance: Navy Demoted Ronny Jackson for White House Behavior
  • Ronny Jackson, former White House physician turned GOP congressman, frequently highlights his military credentials.

  • The Navy demoted Jackson in July 2022 following a damning Pentagon inspector general's report that substantiated allegations of his inappropriate behavior as a White House physician.

  • Despite the demotion, Jackson continues to refer to himself as a retired rear admiral, facing significant financial consequences.

  • The Pentagon inspection recommended Navy Secretary take action against Jackson for not behaving in the exemplary manner required of Navy officers.
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Daylight saving time is almost here: What to know: Americans will be turning their clocks forward in just a matter of days as most of the U.S ...
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Daylight saving time is almost here: What to know
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Biden Budget Includes Over $1 Trillion in 'Militarized Spending': Analysis: "If we are ever going to stop the cycle of endless war, we'll have to invest ...
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Biden Budget Includes Over $1 Trillion in 'Militarized Spending': Analysis
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US Army intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified info to China in exchange for $42K
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US Army intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified info to China ...
Quick Glance: US Soldier Accused of Selling Secrets to China
  • US Army soldier Korbein Schultz indicted for selling national defense secrets to China.

  • Indictment includes charges of unlawfully communicating defense information, exporting defense articles to China, and bribery.

  • Starting in June 2022, Schultz allegedly shared US military operations info with a co-conspirator in China, including details on advanced military helicopters and Chinese military tactics.

  • Conspirators enticed Schultz with wealth and racing perks, attempting to conceal their activities by labeling online transactions as 'car customizations.'
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Senate Dems Call On Schumer to Reopen WWII-Era Commission on 'War Profiteering': Their plan is based on something Harry S. Truman did when he was in the Senate.
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Senate Dems Call On Schumer to Reopen WWII-Era Commission on 'War ...
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Pentagon needs Congress to hand over $10B to replace weapons sent to Ukraine: "It would come back on our own readiness on our own stockpile to a certain ...
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Pentagon needs Congress to hand over $10B to replace weapons sent to ...
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Malaysia’s Anwar Warns US That Constraining China Will ‘Accentuate’ Its Grievances
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Malaysia’s Anwar Warns US That Constraining China Will ‘Accentuate’ Its ...