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NSC aide, Kash Patel, who worked to discredit Russia probe moves to senior ODNI post 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1445
'All traitors must die': Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1698
Kidnappers prey with 'total impunity' on migrants waiting for hearings in Mexico 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1331
Trump blasts proposed restrictions on selling U.S. jet parts to China 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1518
Trump budget zeroes out funding for Stars and Stripes, the military's newspaper 6 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 12 2047
Compromised encryption machines gave CIA window into major human rights abuses in South America 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1425
Eric Trump said the Secret Service stays free at family properties. Doesn't look like it. 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1449
The new W76-2 low-yield Trident submarine warhead and North Korea? 1 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 2151
No discussions on possible location shift of THAAD launchers in S. Korea 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1146
Trump Stumbles Into The Nuclear 'Missile Gap' 2 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1500
Trump says US military may discipline dismissed security official Vindman 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1368
More Than 3 Dozen Military Hospitals to Stop Treating Retirees, Families, Memo Shows 9 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 11 3424
Navy Proposes Big Budget Cuts; Rep. Courtney Says It's DOA 1 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1360
In tweets, Trump defends ouster of 'insubordinate' NSC aide Vindman 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1461
Qassim al-Rimi: US forces killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen, Trump confirms 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1357
Interview: Trump's nuclear insecurities and other secrets from the author of "The Bomb" 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1412
First 2020 Minuteman III Test Launches As New START Countdown Begins 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1211
Pentagon watchdog raises concerns over Navy warship readiness 1 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1339
Ex-Obama official exits Israeli spyware firm amid press freedom row 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1349
Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate's sentence 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1369
Jeff Bezos met FBI investigators in 2019 over alleged Saudi hack 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1381
Trump to reportedly allow use of landmines, reversing Obama-era policy 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1441
Deployment of new US nuclear warhead on submarine a dangerous step, critics say 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1569
Iran missile strike: 50 US troops now diagnosed with brain injuries 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1907
'Five Eyes' intel alliance ties up with Japan over N. Korea 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1798
NSA faces questions over security of Trump officials after alleged Bezos hack 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1471
Veterans group demands apology after Trump said traumatic brain injuries from Iranian attack are 'no 4 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 17 2049
Pentagon's vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after Blackburn attacks decorated veter 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 1771
Army Identifies Reserve Soldier Killed in Syria Vehicle Rollover 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1297
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1593

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'An Embarrassment to the Navy:' Modly Censures Chief Accused of Taking $10K in Gifts 0 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1853
Iranian attending college in Boston is denied entry to US 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1362
U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat -Pompeo 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1723
Travel ban expansion could include immigration restrictions on additional countries, sources say 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1426
Rumor inside NSC is that Peek 'had relations with Russian hookers and lost his govt phone' 3 LessAspin Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 2297
After base shooting, Pentagon restricts foreign trainee access to guns 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1262
NSA identifies "critical vulnerability" in Microsoft Windows 10 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1549
Senate Has Votes to Pass Limits on Trump's Iran War Power, Likely Drawing a Veto 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1623
South Korea Wants Its Helicopter Carriers to Carry the F-35 2 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1491
Naval Surface Forces Looking Closely at Warfare Training for Individuals, Watch Teams 1 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1468
Trump says 'it doesn't really matter' if Iranian general posed an imminent threat 11 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 6 3055
How Pompeo convinced Trump to kill Soleimani and fulfilled a decade-long goal 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1475
'Everyone's scared' - Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 2030
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 29 2083
U.S. expands scope of program to return migrants to Mexico 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1468
False Alarm at Camp Casey? 3 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 2058
Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1494
Trump condemned for retweeting article that named Ukraine whistleblower 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1493
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 bronxiteforever Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1650
Japan to deploy warship and planes to Middle East 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1205
China, Russia, Iran begin joint naval drills 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1250
The Nation: A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 9 1616
Base relocation costs balloon to 930 billion yen, 2.7 times more (Okinawa) 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1213
"The Navy installed touch-screen steering systems to save money. Ten sailors paid with their lives." 3 krispos42 Dec 2019 Dec 2019 10 2922
ToTok: It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It's Secretly a Spy Tool. 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1602
White House official directed hold on Ukraine aid shortly after Trump's July 25 call with Zelensky 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1154
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again' 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1170
Donald Trump officially launches US Space Force 4 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1867
US Navy bans TikTok from mobile devices saying it's a cybersecurity threat 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 8 1312
Japan deploys 2 Aegis destroyers as North Korean ICBM test looms 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1338

National Security & Defense Continued...

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'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 1935
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to close strategic bases to US military 1 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1505
U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1606
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1668
Ken Cuccinelli said goodbye to USCIS, taking on a bigger Homeland Security role. But he's back. 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1449
US Military Says Now's The Time To Start Mining Rare Earth Minerals At Home 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 2245
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 1724
Business manager sentenced to prison for crimes involving more than $2 million in Department of 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1386
Ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg AFB 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1827
Pentagon Inspector General to review $400 million border wall contract given to firm Trump favored 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1446
Jersey City shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism, authorities say 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1406
US Ramps Up Attention On Micronesia To Curb China's Expanding Influence 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1714
Cold War redux? U.S. to hold largest Europe exercises in 25 years 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1547
U.S. military returns four bases to South Korea 1 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1526
Trump called for Seoul evacuation at height of North Korea tensions, new book says 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1587
U.S. lawmakers reach deal on must-pass annual defense policy bill 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1295
Wisconsin Guard leader resigns in wake of sex assault review 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1515
Trump Brings 2 Officers He Cleared of War Crimes Onstage at Fund-Raiser 7 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 2318
A NATO expert criticized Trump on Twitter. So a U.S. ambassador barred him from speaking at a confer 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1648
Pensacola naval base shooting that left 3 dead presumed to be terrorism, FBI says 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1819
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