[ad_1] The controversial law, used to digitally spy on foreigners in other countries, is widely misunderstood, according to lawmakers calling for the re-enactment of the expiring bill. The problem, they say, is that much of the information that might convince skeptics is classified. Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday at ...

[ad_1] Fort Shafter, Hawaii—U.S. allies in the Pacific are calling for more multilateral exercises and more supplies of the scarce munitions that helped Ukraine fight Russia. “Frankly, our allies and partners are very closely monitoring what is happening in Ukraine. They are very interested in how we maintain territorial integrity,” said the Army the brigadier ...

[ad_1] France has begun supplying Ukraine with cruise missiles, long-range weapons that the Biden administration has so far refused to send. “Births have been happening for some time and were expected,” Laurent Billy, French Ambassador to the United States, said Wednesday at an event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A day after ...

[ad_1] As the military service struggles to meet its recruitment goals, members of the divided House of Representatives appear to be united in an amendment that would relax the Pentagon’s policy on marijuana use. “I don’t think people should be tested for cannabis.” [in] Rep. Matt Gates (Florida Republican) told the House Rules Committee at ...

[ad_1] As leaders meet in Vilnius for the 2023 NATO summit, the war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda. But the long-standing problem of defense spending, or lack thereof, among NATO members may not be too far off. Many people are familiar with NATO Article V security. This is a provision of the ...

[ad_1] The US plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, a decision that supports Ukraine’s ammunition needs despite concerns from allies and human rights groups over the use of widely banned weapons. The latest U.S. military aid package for Ukraine, announced on Friday, includes dual-purpose advanced conventional munitions, or 155mm artillery shells containing cluster munitions. ...

[ad_1] China is ramping up its space missions, planning more than 70 commercial and military launches this year. And while the Pentagon has been vocal about the apparent military threat that China’s rocket program poses to U.S. satellites, officials say China’s growing commercial space activities also pose a threat. there is “There has been a ...

[ad_1] This essay is based on the author’s book, Age of Danger: Keeping America Safe in an Age of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats (Hachette, 2023). The military mission was traditional and straightforward, according to the manual: Navy warships transported about 1,200 Marines to the Western Pacific, where they attacked hostile islands. As ...