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Russian Arms Exports Up 12 Percent
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russian arms sales last year reached $15.2 billion, an increase of 12 percent compared to...
UN Passes Landmark Arms Treaty
The United Nations has overwhelmingly approved (154-3 with 23 abstentions) a landmark treaty regulating trade in conventional arms. The legally-binding...
Hagel announces fewer furlough days for civilians
The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could...
US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory
Soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that...
Iraq, Afghan wars to cost US up to $6 trillion: study
The Iraq and Afghanistan wars will cost the United States between $4-6 trillion in the long term, constraining the government's...
‘Combat-ready’ North Korea threatens US mainland, Hawaii
North Korea's military has put rocket units on a war footing with a fresh threat to strike US targets as...
Chinese Leader Vows Stronger Military Ties With Russia
Newly-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed that China and Russia will continue to strengthen and develop their military, political...
NATO, Uzbekistan and the ISAF Withdrawal
As ISAF prepares to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, the instability of transport routes out of the country through Pakistan...
Turkey awaits ‘historic’ ceasefire call by Kurdish rebel chief
Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, raising expectations for an end...
Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce
Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending...
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