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USS Bonhomme Richard's destruction after fire caused by repeated failures, Navy says 0 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1206
Republican Party Foreign Terrorist Organization 1 Get Me Outta Here Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1221
China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1103
(AP) North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea in latest test 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1153
Germany investigates possible 'sonic weapon attack' against US embassy staff 4 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1567
A Secret CIA Gate at Kabul Airport Became an Escape Path for Afghans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1287
4 US, UK, Japanese carriers patrolled north of Taiwan over weekend 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1152
Hicks: Chinese Military Expansion Poses Threats to Guam, Hawaii 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1030
Airman makes video asking where vets discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can find work 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 2773
US State Dept rejects South Korean presidential candidate's call for US nuclear weapons 0 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1176
Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1244
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1501
Lost grave markers surface from a distant World War II battlefield 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 9 1545
LGBT vets with other than honorable discharges will get VA benefits under new plan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1088
IQ45 Complained New Aircraft Carrier "Didn't Look Right" 8 Best_man23 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 2123
Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars 4 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1165
Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1013
Abolish Trump-era 'China Initiative', academics urge, amid racial profiling criticism 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1053
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea, says South 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 835
9/11 Interpretations 3 cantfixstupid Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1911
US drone strike mistakenly targeted Afghan aid worker, investigation finds 6 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1550
North Korea says it fired new long-range cruise missiles, according to state media 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1099
Welcome to the Club: South Korea Now has a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile 1 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1204
Second U.S. judge questions constitutionality of lead felony charge against Oath Keepers in Capitol 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1109
Man accused of bringing molotov cocktails, five loaded firearms to Capitol on Jan. 6 set to plead gu 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1086
US: Afghan evacuees who fail initial screening Kosovo-bound 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 936
House Committee Passes Amendment Prohibiting Privately Funded National Guard Deployments 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 12 1251
U.S., India sign $22M agreement to develop unmanned aerial vehicles 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 923
Judge says forcing waits in Mexico to seek asylum is illegal 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1181
Islamic State 'Beatles' member Alexanda Kotey pleads guilty over US hostage deaths 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1170

National Security & Defense Continued...

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White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1244
Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1108
North Korean nuclear reactor used for plutonium production appears active, IAEA says 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 927
Drone Strike Against ISIS-K Killed 2 High-Profile Targets, Pentagon Says 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1225
US Marines officer relieved of duties after video seeking 'accountability' over Afghanistan 5 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1447
USFK reports cluster infection at Osan base after recent no-mask dance party 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1228
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to South Korea as North Korea rages ab 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1256
Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1003
The entire Defence community could not be prouder of the work being done right now by ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1441
Pierre Sprey, Pentagon analyst who battled brass to produce A-10 warplane, dies at 83 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1206
Eighteen midshipmen expelled or resign after cheating investigation at Naval Academy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1090
Taliban Seize U.S. Weapons in Afghanistan, Stockpiling Helicopters, Guns and Trucks 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1330
N. Korea issued navigational warning for East Sea in indication of missile launch preparations 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1207
repeat history ad nauseum 1 Mr. Steve Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1166
DC military base locked down until armed man detained 1 peppertree Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1213
Russia holds hypersonic flight expert in spy probe 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 981
Afghan government could fall to Taliban in 90 days, say US officials 1 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1104
Watchdog to review NSA following Tucker Carlson's spy claims 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 987
S. Korea decides to conduct military exercise with U.S. as planned despite N.K. warning 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1369
Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1053
Sailor accused of starting a destructive ship fire was known for hating the Navy, investigators say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1537
Afghan Air Force Struggles to Stay Aloft as U.S. Leaves and Taliban Advances 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1029
New report questions the necessity of ICBM silos in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Aug 2021 0 1783
Man shot by FBI outside CIA headquarters has died 2 Eugene May 2021 Aug 2021 1 1820
Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1676
Army: Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1410
Ever heard of Scopolamine being used for interrogations? IE Guantanamo Bay?? 17 TigressDem Jun 2021 Jul 2021 0 4738
I had two uncles who were Communists in the 30s and 40s. 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 Jul 2021 1 2976
About 100 CIA officers and family have been sickened by Havana syndrome 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1591
Ex-airman sentenced to 45 months for leaking drone info 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1141

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Pentagon chief 'deeply concerned' by sharp rise in suicides among US troops 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1309
Russia unveils new fighter, Putin hails country's air power 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1424
Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1146
US Navy: First woman passes elite training scheme (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman) 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1662
I think Democrats can quit beating themselves up just a little 1 dianaredwing Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 1800
Kaseya, firm hacked to spread ransomware, had previous security flaws 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1297
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces' collapse 5 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1644
Interior Dept. creates task force to study its police departments, with former Park Police chief as 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1201
Oath Keepers Leader, Stewart Rhodes, Sits for F.B.I. Questioning Against Legal Advice 6 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1971
Military weighing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after full FDA approval 10 nitpicker Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 2066
Nearly 900 Secret Service members were infected with the coronavirus. A watchdog blames Trump. 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 2160
U.S. Navy Ships Close to Getting Interceptors That Could Stop an ICBM 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2078
Fort Hood identified as least-safe post for female soldiers: study 0 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1637
Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1372
Debates arise over call to cancel joint military drills 3 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1563
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1051
U.S. aircraft carrier costs rising again, Navy budget shows 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1949
Russian accounts still active on pro-Trump sites -researchers 8 bronxiteforever Jun 2021 Jun 2021 8 1742
Boko Haram leader killed on direct orders of Islamic State 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1666
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1509
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