Mattis: No need yet to shoot down North Korean missiles
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. has not attempted to shoot down any of North Korea's missiles -- including two that have recently overflown Japan -- because they have...
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South Korea simulates attack on North Korea’s nuke site after test
Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a "massive military response," South Korea's military on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North's main nuclear...
Trump directs Pentagon to indefinitely ban transgender military recruits
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to declare an indefinite ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some...
Trump renews Afghan war commitment, sees no speedy exit
Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump renewed the United States' commitment Monday to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring that U.S. troops must "fight to...
Trump makes a decision on Afghanistan, U.S. commander launches special ops corps
Signaling that the U.S. military expects its mission to continue, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday hailed the launch of the Afghan Army's new special operations corps, declaring...
Mattis says the U.S. would “take out” any North Korean missile aimed at American territory
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. will "take out" any North Korean missile it detects is heading for American soil, including the Pacific island of Guam.
Top officer says military transgender policy unchanged for now despite Trump’s tweets
The U.S. will continue to permit transgender individuals to serve openly in the military until Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has received President Donald Trump's "direction" to change the policy and...
U.S. tightens security on nuclear inspections
The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessments of the safety and security of its nuclear weapons operations, a part of the military with a history of periodic...
U.S. nuclear inspection results, previously public, now made off-limits by Pentagon
The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessments of the safety and security of its nuclear weapons operations, a part of the military with a history of periodic...
Syria making “active preparations” for chemical attack, Pentagon says
The Pentagon on Tuesday said it detected "active preparations" by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, giving weight to a White House statement hours earlier that the Syrian government would...