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Report details the chilling ways far-right extremists are recruiting military veterans 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1261
Ex-Generals See Nuclear Blackmail 'Trinity' in Russia, China, North Korea 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1422
The Navy has fired a dozen leaders but won't explain why 7 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 1940
US-led coalition capture senior IS leader in north Syria raid 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1055
US defence contractor in talks to take over NSO Group's hacking technology 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1128
Seoul: North Korea fires suspected artillery pieces into sea 0 soryang Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 872
Navy orders safety pause for aircraft after deadly California crashes 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1273
Conservatives blame everything but guns for mass shootings 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 955
Disinfo Covers for White Supremacy After Buffalo Attack 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 710
Military aircraft carrying five Marines crashes in California 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1194
New vaccine (Novavax) may be option for troops with religious concerns 3 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1389
Allison Fluke-Ekren: Kansas woman admits to training all-female IS battalion in Syria 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1026
DHS terror bulletin paints bleak picture following mass shootings 3 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 17 1582
U.S., S. Korea fly 20 fighter jets amid North Korea tensions 2 soryang Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1083
Gov't in talks with USFK about return of Dragon Hill Lodge site in Yongsan 0 soryang Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 987
American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 961
Democracies Send Message to China with Giant RIMPAC Exercise off Southern California 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1166
Busy over the Sea of Japan today 2 soryang May 2022 May 2022 3 1174
FBI issues search and arrest warrant against DPRK "special delegate" Alejandro Cao de Benos 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 3 1143
A leaked Homeland Security memo warns business leaders their companies could be targeted if they 'fa 1 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 4 1407
'No problems, none': Putin appears to back off threats as Sweden, Finland prepare to join NATO 5 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 2 1475
Big cross-border tunnel is found linking Tijuana, San Diego 3 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 7 1113
N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles amid 1st virus outbreak 0 soryang May 2022 May 2022 0 958
Ukrainian fighter trapped in Mariupol steel plant asks Elon Musk for help 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 1018
Finland to apply for Nato membership 'without delay' 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 982
Trump sought strike on top Iran military figure for political reasons - Esper book 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 4 1100
Army Creating Second Paratrooper Division as Service Forges New Identity for Arctic Troops 1 DashOneBravo May 2022 May 2022 0 996
The Russian Frigate 'Admiral Makarov' Might Be The Juiciest Target In The Black Sea 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1570
U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say 2 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1014
Remains of World War II soldier to be buried in Virginia 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 3 830

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Sweden says US has offered security guarantees if it applies to join Nato 1 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 3 933
Hacking Russia was off-limits. The Ukraine war made it a free-for-all. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 9 1339
This website is creepy AF: Nukemap 7 Best_man23 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1595
Alexanda Kotey: IS 'Beatle' sentenced to life in US for murders in Syria 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1021
Finnish navy to train with Nato vessels in Archipelago Sea 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1010
Pence: "I'm not getting in that car" 8 LessAspin Apr 2022 Apr 2022 10 2356
The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped thwart Russia's attack on Kyiv 5 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1419
The nuclear missile next door 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 914
Global Times article hints at launch of 3rd Chinese aircraft carrier 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 923
Spate of suicides among sailors from same ship raises mental health concerns 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1103
US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 798
Split verdict in first-ever Air Force general military trial 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 896
SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month -- and the Pentagon . 1 sl8 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 1285
How a Mariupol steel plant became a holdout for the city's resistance 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 842
Army Picks Its Replacement for the M4 and SAW 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1188
US, Philippines agree to deepen defense cooperation 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1157
Sinking of Russian warship raises tense questions about fate of crew 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 13 1323
Pentagon to build nuclear microreactors to power far-flung bases 4 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1003
Iran confirms centrifuge workshop moved to underground site 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 809
Navy ousts commander of Fleet Readiness Center East 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1371
Air Force Now Offering Up to $50,000 Enlistment Bonuses for its Most Dangerous Jobs 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1052
Ukrainian fighter pilots in old jets take on better-equipped Russians 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1193
US nuclear aircraft carrier, Japan's MSDF conduct joint drill 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 938
Mississippi Soldier Wounded In Africa Receives Purple Heart 0 DashOneBravo Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1039
Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 877
Navy Offers $25,000 to All Recruits to Ship Out Quickly 15 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 32 2716
US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships 4 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1191
Homeland Security Watchdog Omitted Damaging Findings From Reports 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1050
US arrests Japanese yakuza leader over alleged missiles-for-heroin plot 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 800
Navy, Marine Leaders See Ukraine Invasion as a Chance to Prepare for China 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 945

National Security & Defense Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Taiwan conducts drills to prepare for possible Chinese attack on nuclear plant 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 798
Former NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison says U.S. could have better prepared for Russia's 13 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1748
Adm. Fagan Nominated as First Female USCG Commandant 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 851
Al-Qaida leader circulates video, dispels rumor of his death 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 777
Navy Gets Budget Bump But Fleet Would Shrink Under Biden Request 2 nitpicker Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1127
US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo 3 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 928
Navy aircraft crashes in Virginia waters; 1 dead, 2 injured 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Apr 2022 2 1077
Boeing Gets Out the Velcro to Patch over Another Glitch with the Air Force Tanker 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1016
Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 821
US Navy Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Christened 4 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1144
El Shafee Elsheikh: Opening statements in IS Beatle jihadist trial 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 809
Canada: Liberals launch negotiations to buy F-35 fighter jets 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 938
US, Philippine militaries begin major joint drills 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 901
A Little Masquerade: Russia's Evolving Employment of Maskirovka 3 Baked Potato Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1338
3 US Muslims sue over religious questioning by officers 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1011
Would Russia Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? - Modern War Institute 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1182
North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017 0 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 875
US Marines identify four dead in Norway plane crash 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1047
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 759
Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1114
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