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Wife and baby of US soldier who has coronavirus moved to isolation unit 2 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1335
Court halts Trump 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy, then suspends its own order 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1120
U.S. judge mulls holding Russian firm linked to election meddling in contempt 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 1130
US and South Korea may scale back joint military exercises over coronavirus fears 6 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1285
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Richard Grenell's paid consulting included work for U.S. nonprofit funded mostly by Hungary 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1010
NSC aide, Kash Patel, who worked to discredit Russia probe moves to senior ODNI post 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1204
'All traitors must die': Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1435
Kidnappers prey with 'total impunity' on migrants waiting for hearings in Mexico 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1078
Trump blasts proposed restrictions on selling U.S. jet parts to China 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1258
Trump budget zeroes out funding for Stars and Stripes, the military's newspaper 6 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 12 1706
Compromised encryption machines gave CIA window into major human rights abuses in South America 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1247
Eric Trump said the Secret Service stays free at family properties. Doesn't look like it. 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1255
The new W76-2 low-yield Trident submarine warhead and North Korea? 1 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1940
No discussions on possible location shift of THAAD launchers in S. Korea 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 970
Trump Stumbles Into The Nuclear 'Missile Gap' 2 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1278
Trump says US military may discipline dismissed security official Vindman 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1150
More Than 3 Dozen Military Hospitals to Stop Treating Retirees, Families, Memo Shows 9 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 11 2854
Navy Proposes Big Budget Cuts; Rep. Courtney Says It's DOA 1 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1155
In tweets, Trump defends ouster of 'insubordinate' NSC aide Vindman 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1241
Qassim al-Rimi: US forces killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen, Trump confirms 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1164
Interview: Trump's nuclear insecurities and other secrets from the author of "The Bomb" 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1230
First 2020 Minuteman III Test Launches As New START Countdown Begins 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1043
Pentagon watchdog raises concerns over Navy warship readiness 1 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1127
Ex-Obama official exits Israeli spyware firm amid press freedom row 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1166
Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate's sentence 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1183

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Jeff Bezos met FBI investigators in 2019 over alleged Saudi hack 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1186
Trump to reportedly allow use of landmines, reversing Obama-era policy 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1220
Deployment of new US nuclear warhead on submarine a dangerous step, critics say 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1340
Iran missile strike: 50 US troops now diagnosed with brain injuries 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1622
'Five Eyes' intel alliance ties up with Japan over N. Korea 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1542
NSA faces questions over security of Trump officials after alleged Bezos hack 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1294
Veterans group demands apology after Trump said traumatic brain injuries from Iranian attack are 'no 4 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 17 1755
Pentagon's vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after Blackburn attacks decorated veter 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 1578
Army Identifies Reserve Soldier Killed in Syria Vehicle Rollover 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1113
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1404
'An Embarrassment to the Navy:' Modly Censures Chief Accused of Taking $10K in Gifts 0 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1609
Iranian attending college in Boston is denied entry to US 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1188
U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat -Pompeo 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1470
Travel ban expansion could include immigration restrictions on additional countries, sources say 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1243
Rumor inside NSC is that Peek 'had relations with Russian hookers and lost his govt phone' 3 LessAspin Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 2003
After base shooting, Pentagon restricts foreign trainee access to guns 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1088
NSA identifies "critical vulnerability" in Microsoft Windows 10 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1332
Senate Has Votes to Pass Limits on Trump's Iran War Power, Likely Drawing a Veto 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1428
South Korea Wants Its Helicopter Carriers to Carry the F-35 2 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1249
Naval Surface Forces Looking Closely at Warfare Training for Individuals, Watch Teams 1 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1261
Trump says 'it doesn't really matter' if Iranian general posed an imminent threat 11 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 6 2460
How Pompeo convinced Trump to kill Soleimani and fulfilled a decade-long goal 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1296
'Everyone's scared' - Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 1692
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 29 1835
U.S. expands scope of program to return migrants to Mexico 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1295
False Alarm at Camp Casey? 3 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1787
Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1312
Trump condemned for retweeting article that named Ukraine whistleblower 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1240
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 bronxiteforever Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1335
Japan to deploy warship and planes to Middle East 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1040

National Security & Defense Continued...

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China, Russia, Iran begin joint naval drills 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1089
The Nation: A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 9 1432
Base relocation costs balloon to 930 billion yen, 2.7 times more (Okinawa) 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1038
"The Navy installed touch-screen steering systems to save money. Ten sailors paid with their lives." 3 krispos42 Dec 2019 Dec 2019 10 2588
ToTok: It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It's Secretly a Spy Tool. 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1434
White House official directed hold on Ukraine aid shortly after Trump's July 25 call with Zelensky 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 979
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again' 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1003
Donald Trump officially launches US Space Force 4 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1597
US Navy bans TikTok from mobile devices saying it's a cybersecurity threat 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 8 1144
Japan deploys 2 Aegis destroyers as North Korean ICBM test looms 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1168
'Vile and disturbing': Army unit marks Battle of the Bulge with picture of Nazi war criminal who mas 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1674
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to close strategic bases to US military 1 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1305
U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1365
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1457
Ken Cuccinelli said goodbye to USCIS, taking on a bigger Homeland Security role. But he's back. 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1259
US Military Says Now's The Time To Start Mining Rare Earth Minerals At Home 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1923
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor That Crash Landed 7 Years Ago Takes To The Sky Again 1 ffr Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1531
Business manager sentenced to prison for crimes involving more than $2 million in Department of 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1194
Ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg AFB 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1602
Pentagon Inspector General to review $400 million border wall contract given to firm Trump favored 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1259
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