Trump administration fires hundreds of nuclear-security employees, sources say
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by Alexandra Kelley
1d ago
The National Nuclear Security Administration maintains the nuclear stockpile, counters terrorism, disposes of dangerous nuclear material, among other missions ..read more
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Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk's DOGE
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by Patrick Tucker
1d ago
SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team's record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts ..read more
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The D Brief: China’s 'rehearsals' for war; Gitmo update; DOD preps for DOGE; Court unfreezes foreign aid; And a bit more.
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by Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
1d ago
China is rehearsing for war, U.S. Indo-Pacific commander says. Navy Adm. Sam Paparo used sharper words than usual to describe recent patterns of activity on Thursday.  The Chinese government is “on a dangerous course” and its military’s “aggressive maneuvers around Taiwan right now are not exercises, as they call them. They are rehearsals,” Paparo said at the Honolulu Defense Forum. The Chinese actions—which just this month have included sending multiple spy balloons, naval vessels, and military planes around the island—are “rehearsals for the forced unification of Taiwan to the mainland ..read more
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China is rehearsing for war, Indo-Pacific commander says
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by Jennifer Hlad
2d ago
Recent Chinese military exercises around Taiwan are practice for “the forced unification” of the island to the mainland, Adm. Sam Paparo said Thursday ..read more
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With IVAS takeover, Anduril looks to build out human-machine ‘ecosystem’
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by Patrick Tucker
2d ago
Microsoft takes back seat as defense-tech firm proclaims a “new path in human augmentation ..read more
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Trump spending freeze halts some national-lab projects
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by Defense One Staff
2d ago
A "critically important" grid-resiliency project at Lawrence Livermore is on hold, along with other work, lab directors testify ..read more
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America’s ‘Iron Dome’ is going to need a lot more sensors: NORTHCOM
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by Meghann Myers
2d ago
But a key part of the sensor integration could be done in less than a year with proper funding, the leader of U.S. Northern Command told lawmakers ..read more
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The D Brief: ‘Start negotiations immediately’; Gabbard, intel chief; 5K troops at border; State Dept.’s armored Teslas?; And just a bit more.
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by Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
2d ago
Kyiv’s allies across Europe are increasingly anxious after the leaders of Russia and the United States discussed Vladimir Putin’s ongoing Ukraine invasion over the phone on Wednesday.  Opening moves: U.S. President Donald Trump said the two men “agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately” to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said Putin wants to “eliminate the root causes” of the invasion, which the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War reminds us “Russian officials have explicitly defined…as NATO's alleged violation of commitments not to advance eastward ..read more
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How Trump could productively reshape the transatlantic defense relationship
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by Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
3d ago
If rearming Europe and ending the war in Ukraine deters China, all the better ..read more
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Return-to-work order created ‘panic’ among military-spouse federal workers
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by Jennifer Hlad
3d ago
Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress ..read more
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