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Biden To Ban Most Land Mines, Undoing Trump’s Loosened Restrictions
Advocates applauded the move, but urged a ban on the weapons on the Korean peninsula.
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Senate Panel Approves $45B Boost To 2023 Defense Topline
The House draft followed Biden’s budget, but lawmakers are expected to debate the funding number next week.
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Lack of Space National Guard Could Hurt Training, Recruiting
Guardsmen in space-related jobs have trouble getting into Space Force schools, leaders say.
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Ukraine Will Survive and the US is Preparing to Arm it for Years, Says Pentagon’s Hicks
Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks discusses Russia, China, and inflation’s effects on the Pentagon’s buying power at the 7th Annual Defense One Tech Summit.
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‘No Way to Say’ When Turkey Will Release Hold on Sweden, Finland, Says NATO’s Stoltenberg
With Madrid deadline looming, “the progress is maybe just the fact that we have open lines” of communication, Finland’s president said.
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In Asia, Defense Ministers Issue New Warnings to China
“Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” Japan’s prime minister said at this year’s feistier-than-usual Shangri-La Dialogue.
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How Much Does Bad Software Cost DOD? Lawmakers Want to Know
The House Armed Services Committee's version of the defense authorization act is getting a provision asking the Pentagon to account for wasted money and lost productivity caused by poorly performing software.
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Lawmakers Plan to Save Some of the 24 Ships the US Navy Wants to Cut
House seapower panel has consensus on five ships; full Armed Services Committee will debate others June 22.
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Tell Everyone How to Measure Cyber Risk, DOD Begs NIST
Gaps in an 8-year-old standard are creating potentially dangerous mismatches between departments and agencies.
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Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Clean Energy Manufacturing
“Reducing America’s dependence on gas and oil is critical to U.S. national security,” DepSecDef Hicks said.
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House Bill Would Allow Military to Perform, Fund Abortions
“Reproductive rights cannot and should not end when you put on our nation’s uniform,” Rep. Sara Jacobs said.
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US Army Delays Doctrine Release to Incorporate Lessons from Ukraine
A service team is in Europe talking to Ukrainian troops and U.S. trainers, gathering information to refine its multi-domain operations playbook.
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US Pushing Monitoring Body to Extend Russian War-Crimes Inquest
The OSCE already did one fact-finding mission in March; U.S. diplomats are whipping up support for another.
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Military Families’ Hunger Often Worsened by Common Military Experiences, Reports Find
Research sheds light on the one in eight—or more—military families who experience food insecurity.
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Latest Ukraine Arms Package Includes HIMARS, Mi-17s, and Thousands of Artillery Rounds
DOD policy chief explains rationale for sending the most advanced artillery weapons yet.
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NATO’s Next Strategic Concept Will Add China’s Threats, US Ambassador Says
The document is to be unveiled at next month’s summit, where Russia and potential members will also be on the agenda.
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US to Send Ukraine Advanced Rockets; Kyiv Promises Not to Fire Into Russia
The fourth large arms package announced by the administration includes HIMARS for defensive use only, as Biden eyes “negotiating table.”
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Why Are Spare Parts on the Unfunded List? Senator Asks Navy's Top Officer
Sailors are cannibalizing parts to keep equipment operational.
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World Leaders Tout Self-Reliance Amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
“Freedom is more important than free trade,” the NATO leader said at the conference.
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