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‘It takes money to kill bad guys,’ Hegseth says of $200B Iran war request to Congress
“Ungrateful allies” should say “thank you” to President Trump, he said.
US intelligence elevates AI as a top global threat in new report
Annual assessment of Office of the Director of National Intelligence notes AI's use in combat, economic competitiveness—but skips disinformation.
Anduril: new factory will start making drone wingman in just ‘days’
The Ohio manufacturing facility is to open months ahead of schedule.
Lawmakers press SOUTHCOM on Hegseth’s ‘no quarter’ rhetoric
Gen. Francis Donovan repeated what others have said: that he wouldn’t follow an unlawful order.
Why the ‘narrow,’ ‘short-term’ sanctions reversal for Russia is neither
Sanctions relief for Russia will be difficult to undo.
Iran’s defense industrial base is ‘functionally defeated’: Hegseth
“Bad things can happen,” defense secretary says of Thursday’s KC-135 crash over Iraq
Russia-linked hackers appear on Iran war’s cyber front, but their impact is murky
Some experts question the significance of pro-Russia “hacktivist” groups.
SecDef leaves Iran war’s timeline in Trump’s hands
The Pentagon is focusing on operational objectives for success, leaving out Trump’s calls for “unconditional surrender” and an “acceptable” new leader.
The US says it destroyed Iran’s space command. Experts say it wasn’t much of a threat.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ nascent space program has only a handful of satellites.
‘Firepower about to surge dramatically’ over Iran: Hegseth
The defense secretary asserts that the U.S. has no shortage of munitions.
Drone threat ‘will far exceed’ that of GWOT’s roadside bombs
“We're making sure that we get them everything they require to protect themselves,” Brig. Gen. Matt Ross said of troops in CENTCOM.
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Hegseth: US went to war because Iran 'had no intention' of signing a nuclear deal
The Joint Chiefs chairman gave an updated battle damage assessment, roundup of Iran’s capabilities during a briefing Wednesday.
