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US arms advantage over Russia and China threatens stability, experts warn
Academics say vulnerability of the two countries’ nuclear launch sites makes dangerous mistakes more likelyThe…
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William Laws Calley, face of My Lai massacre in Vietnam War, dead at 80
Lieutenant Calley was the only person convicted over the largest killing of civilians by US army in the 20th c…
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North Korea says drills by South Korea, US and Japan show nations have developed ‘Asian Nato’
Pyongyang calls large-scale ‘Freedom Edge’ drills involving fighter jets and nuclear-powered US aircraft carri…
- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Europe, Nuclear weapons, Russia, US military, US news, World news
Former Trump national security adviser urges resumption of nuclear testing
Robert O’Brien says US should abandon moratorium but experts say proposal would hasten global nuclear arms rac…
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Migrant workers ‘fear for their safety’ after deaths on Diego Garcia
Workers for US defence contractor KBR concerned after colleagues die on island with no hospital-grade health f…
- Belarus, Crimea, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Military, Second world war, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, US military
‘You can’t fight your way to peace’: from a 20-year-old Israeli to a 99-year-old Briton, eight conscientious objectors on why they refused to serve in the army
Military service for 18-year-olds is a key Tory election pledge in the UK. But in countries with conscription,…
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The new ‘space race’: what are China’s ambitions and why is the US so concerned?
As China launches its Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon, US officials have expressed alarm at the …
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Group to search for celebrated US pilot’s fighter plane in South Pacific
Richard Bong downed 40 aircraft in a Lockheed P-38 Lightning before it crashed while being flown by another pi…
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Biden ‘privately defiant’ over chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, book says
The Internationalists details how the president was determined to leave a country in which 2,324 US troops wer…
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At least one dead after US military plane crashes off Japanese coast
Status of five other personnel aboard Osprey aircraft not known after incident off Yakushima island, off south…
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China and US reportedly agree to rare nuclear arms control talks
Talks expected on Monday would be first since Obama administration and follow visit to Washington by Wang Yi, …
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Aukus could weaken China deterrence,
New report airs arguments for and against nuclear-powered submarine sale to Australia Follow our Australia new…
- Afghanistan, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Technology, United Nations, US military, Women's rights and gender equality
Don’t shut the door on Afghans. The people deserve connectivity and all its hope and promise | Nicola Gordon-Smith
Two years to the day, the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan. Ever since internet access has been limi…
- Asia Pacific, China, Philippines, South China Sea, US foreign policy, US military, US news, World news
US and Beijing spar over shipwreck-turned-military outpost
Vessel becomes potential flashpoint as Beijing orders Philippines to remove wreck housing marines in South Chi…
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North Korea fails to answer entreaties about US soldier who crossed border
Travis King had finished prison term in South Korea for assault and was supposed to be returning to TexasNorth…