While Congress is divided on whether to modernize America’s nuclear forces, defense leaders say America’s biggest rivals are upping their nuclear game. Suspected Chinese hackers have been spying on the U.S. defense industry for months, according to a cybersecurity firm. Japan is beefing up its efforts to counter communist China in the South China Sea….
China in Focus (April 21): Defense Department Leaders Underscore Rising Nuclear Threats
McCarthy Asks Pelosi to Explain When Capitol Will Return to Pre-Pandemic Operations
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has challenged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over her decision to continue to enforce COVID-19 restrictions at the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy is urging Pelosi to reconsider her restrictions and re-open the U.S. Capitol to pre-pandemic operations given that more and more Americans are now receiving the vaccination aimed at…
US Youth Testifies He Stabbed Italian Officer in Defense
ROME—A young American on trial in Rome for the slaying of an Italian police officer has told the court that he stabbed the victim because he feared he was being strangled by a thug. Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and a friend from California, Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are charged in the murder of a Carabinieri paramilitary…
Trump Team Lays Out Impeachment Defense Ahead of Senate Trial
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Feb. 8 set out their defense for his Senate impeachment trial, arguing that the Senate has no jurisdiction to try a former official, that the charge against the 45th president is deficient, that their client was deprived of due process and had his right to free speech violated…
Spurred on by Disruption of Global Supply Chain, India Pursues Self-Reliance in Defense
NEW DELHI—Following the blows dealt to the global supply chain last year by the pandemic, India began taking new steps to become self reliant in defense production. The country increased foreign direct investment (FDI) in defense production from 49 percent to 74 percent and said it will promote “Made in India” in the defense sector…
India Pursues Self-Reliance in Defense Production, Spurred by Global Supply Chain Disruptions
NEW DELHI—India is taking steps to become self-reliant in defense production, as a result of disruptions that the pandemic has caused to the global supply chain since last year. Foreign direct investment in defense production has increased to 74 percent from 49 percent, and the government says it will promote “Made in India” in that…
Army Secretary Says Commanders on Look Out for Potential Insider Threats Ahead of Inauguration Day
U.S. Army commanders are on the look out for any potential insider threats ahead of inauguration day, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in a recent interview. McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that defense officials are keeping an eye out for threats from within their ranks. But so far, he and other leaders have not…
Army Secretary Says Commanders on Lookout for Potential Insider Threats Ahead of Inauguration Day
U.S. Army commanders are on the lookout for any potential insider threats ahead of inauguration day, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in a recent interview. McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that defense officials are keeping an eye out for threats from within their ranks. But so far, he and other leaders have not seen…
Attempts by China, Russia to Undermine Britain Risk Igniting War, UK Defence Experts Warn
If “unconventional warfare” attacks on Britain from hostile adversaries such as China and Russia are not kept in check, this could lead to a conventional war, the head of the UK’s armed forces said. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Nick Carter made the comments in a new Sky News podcast, “Into the Grey Zone,”…
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