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February 18, 2020

Questions About China’s DF-17 and a Nuclear Capability

The Diplomat: In testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Armed Services last week, Admiral Charles A. Richard, the commander of U.S.

February 17, 2020

Top diplomats from Japan, US, S. Korea meet over N. Korea

The Mainichi: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met on Saturday with his counterparts from the United States and South Korea

February 17, 2020

Rockets strike near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Politico: At least four rockets hit near the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and a Iraqi base hosting American troops

February 17, 2020

Is Iran Using Space Launches To Develop Long-Range Missiles?

Radio Free Europe: Iran’s latest failed attempt to send a satellite into orbit has rekindled U.S. accusations that Tehran is

February 17, 2020

Pentagon drops plan for ballistic missile radar system in Hawaii

Stars and Stripes: The Defense Department has dropped plans to build a $1 billion ballistic missile tracking system in Hawaii,

February 17, 2020

Navy cruiser sails through Taiwan Strait days after Air Force flyover there

Stars and Stripes: The United States sailed a guided-missile cruiser through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, three days after flying

February 17, 2020

Tucson Tech: Raytheon deeply involved in next-gen hypersonic weapons

Arizona Daily Star: The rapid rollout of hypersonic missile prototypes by China and Russia has created a new arms race

February 14, 2020

DoD Plumps SDA’s 2021 Budget, Despite Uncertain Role

Breaking Defense: DoD wants a whopping $337 million — more than double last year’s tranche — in the 2021 budget

February 14, 2020

US Senators Point to ‘Hypersonic Gap’ With Russia, China

Voice to America: U.S. senators are concerned Russia and China may outpace Washington in developing hypersonic weapons. In a Senate

February 14, 2020

.S.: S. Korea’s possible funding of THAAD base on Korean soil ‘addressed’

Yonhap: South Korea’s possible funding of the construction of a U.S. base on Korean soil for the THAAD missile defense