Mueller Family: Bergdahl Swap Raised IS Demands. By Sky News US Team.
Micah Zenko and Sarah Kreps: Council Special Report on Limiting Armed Drone Proliferation - Council on Foreign Relations. Order Print Copy Publisher Council on Foreign Relations Press Release Date June 2014.
State Dept computers hacked, email shut down. WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified email system as technicians repair possible damage from a suspected hacker attack.
Army: Thanks but no tanks - Associated Press. Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army’s hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle.
Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past two years to build improved versions of the 70-ton Abrams. Story Continued Below. Texas appealing to other states for radioactive trash, looks to expand program. When it comes to nuclear waste, many states have a not-in-my-backyard attitude.
But Texas is rolling out the welcome mat. Sea Power and American Interests in the Western Pacific. China sees American sea power in East Asian waters as threatening to itself, its regional aspirations, and possibly its global access.
So it is mounting a challenge with anti-ship missiles, submarines, and a growing fleet of its own. However, the United States will not relinquish its sea power, which it sees as needed to maintain its influence and stability, despite China's growing might, in this vital region. History shows that rivalries between established and rising sea powers tend to end badly, to wit: Britain versus Germany before World War I and the United States versus Japan before World War II. Hiroshima at 67: The Line We Crossed. Today is the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Pentagon has spent billions on doomed programs; cash looms large with budget cuts. The Pentagon has squandered billions of dollars over the past two decades on weapon systems it never produced and on rosy cost estimates that ballooned to sizes that ate up funds for other projects, according to government reports and defense analysts.
The miscalculations have come back to haunt the armed forces at a time when tighter budgets are forcing it to curtail basic war-fighting preparations such as training, ship and aircraft repairs, and overseas deployments. Pro-defense conservatives, however, say that despite the procurement mistakes, the country needs a robust military to confront an array of threats — and that costs money. Fail! The $400 Billion Military Jet That Can't Fly in Cloudy Weather. March 17, 2013 | Like this article?
Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. Pirated software was used to design parts for Patriot missiles and Blackhawk helicopters. Pirated software was used to make components for military radar systems, Blackhawk helicopters, Patriot missiles, and the President's transport helicopter Marine One.
United States Wants to Attract Hackers to Public Sector. FBI probe of defense tech allegedly leaked from NASA stonewalled, sources say. Unlocking Your Mobile Phone Is No Longer Legal. Mobile phones purchased beginning Saturday can no longer be legally unlocked by U.S. consumers to enable them to work on different networks. The reason, as we reported three months ago, was that the U.S. Source: Pentagon chief Leon Panetta removing military's ban on women in combat. WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday. The changes, set to be announced Thursday by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, will not happen overnight.
ADP Says U.S. Companies Added 201,000 Workers in August. Companies added more workers than forecast in August, easing concern the U.S. job market may be stalling, a private report based on payrolls showed. The 201,000 increase in employment, the biggest gain in five months, followed July’s revised 173,000 rise, Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Employer Services said today. The 12 Most Advanced Nuclear Submarines In The US Fleet. U.S. Foreign Aid By Country. The United States is notorious for having its fingers in many pies. One of the ways Uncle Sam tries to coerce other states to get in line with his preferred policies is by doling out foreign aid -- lots of it. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) states that its function is to provide "economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. " While the effectiveness of foreign aid remains up for debate, the United States recently has continued to pump around $50 billion in aid to other countries each year.
Interview: U.S. Fate Is in U.S. Hands. U.S. Plans New Asia Missile Defenses. Waste Perception. Global Security Newswire - Obama Says Al-Qaeda Attack on U.S. is Probable. PrintShareEmailTwitterFacebookLinkedIn. TotalMilSpending.jpg (Image JPEG, 640x1259 pixels)
Le Pentagone gaspille. Washington — Une gestion hasardeuse des contrats passés par le Pentagone dans le cadre des conflits en Irak et en Afghanistan, avec les sociétés de sécurité privées par exemple, a entraîné un gaspillage de 30 milliards, affirme une commission d'enquête du Congrès américain. En outre, ces erreurs de gestion ont miné l'image des États-Unis à l'étranger et encouragé la corruption dans ces deux pays, indique la commission sur les contrats en temps de guerre, où figurent des républicains comme des démocrates, qui remettra un rapport sur la question demain au Congrès. «Des dizaines de milliards de dollars du contribuable ont été gaspillés en raison d'un manque de planification, de demandes imprécises et fluctuantes, de mises en concurrence inadaptées, de critères insuffisants de contrôle et de surveillance», indiquent les deux coprésidents de la commission, Christopher Shays et Michael Thibault, dans une tribune publiée dimanche dans le Washington Post.
Downgraded. Drunken Ben Bernanke Tells Everyone At Neighborhood Bar How Screwed U.S. Economy Really Is. Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media. Where are the carriers? In over 80% of the times when the World was faced with international violence, the United States has responded with one or more carrier task forces. Global Security Newswire - Next-Generation Patriot Missile Intercepts Target. 36a_first_quarter_fy2010.
Interview: President Bush in final White House interview - Nachr. In a few days George W. Bush will hand over presidency to Barack Obama. U.S - Syria. Missile Interceptor Warhead Tested. U.S. - Saudi. Who needs Wikileaks when you have the US Air Force? Some desperately-needed New Year's resolutions for 2011. Obama must keep working on disarmament. 73% Fear Terrorists More Than Nuclear Attack. Shadow Wars Get Big Bucks in Last-Minute Defense Bill. Facebook and e-diplomacy. Nunn-Lugar Program Deactivates 48 Strategic Nukes. Wants Japan to Allow Sale of Missile Interceptors. Tests Mock Nuclear Bomb.
G.W. Bush : "Je n'étais pas préparé pour la guerre" RÉVÉLATIONS : Ce que Bill Clinton n'a jamais dit, actualité Mond.