N. Korea 'On Standby to Launch' in Response to Trump Warnings Meanwhile, Trump continues to pursue a diplomatic solution to nuclear tensions with North Korea.
Colonel Resigns, 9 Fired in Nuke Cheating Scandal The Air Force fired nine mid-grade officers and disciplined 79 junior officers following an probe into a cheating scandal.
Carter: Iran Nuke Deal 'Places No Limits Whatsoever on Our Military' Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday argued in favor of the Iran nuclear deal in a speech before The American Legion.
Dunford on North Korea: 'Get Out of This Situation Without a War' Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford is looking to solve the Korea crisis "without a war."
Audit Finds Sloppy Oversight of Nuclear Weapons A highly critical report found numerous problems in the management of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile.
Russia Warns of Response to Reported US Nuke Buildup in Turkey, Europe The Pentagon declined to confirm or deny that nuclear weapons were maintained at the Incirlik airbase in Turkey.
The North Korean Crisis: Can Diplomacy Avert War? "Even if Pyongyang has not yet crossed the miniaturized warhead threshold, it is only a matter of time until it does."
Air Force to Introduce New Bonuses for Nuke Force The USAF plans to introduce new bonuses and other incentives for airmen in the nuclear workforce, the service's top civilian...
Former SecDef: Remove ICBMs From Nuclear Triad For former defense secretary William Perry, the danger of intercontinental ballistic missiles was starkly illustrated in 1979...
NK Missile Tests Didn't Fail, US Military Says in Revised Report Earlier reports suggested that two North Korean missiles "failed in flight" while the third one had "blown up almost...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...