Threats

For Soldiers, Risk of Suicide Linked With Firearm Ownership

Clinicians advise that soldiers at risk for suicide spend less time close to guns.

Science & Tech

North Korea’s Nuclear Bomb Is Much Bigger than Previously Thought

A new look at 2017 test data reveals an explosion 16 times as powerful than the one that leveled Hiroshima.

Threats

Shanahan: ‘We’re Not Going To Ignore Chinese Behavior’

The speech at the Shangri-La conference was closely watched amid rising U.S.-China tensions over trade and security.

Threats

News from Shangri-La 2019: Shanahan's test; DOD's INDOPAC report; UAE's tanker request

A special edition of D Brief brings news and notes from the 2019 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Threats

Top US Officer: Iran’s Threats Look Like a ‘Campaign’

The Joint Chiefs chairman says he saw ‘multiple threat streams that were all, perhaps coming together, in time.”

Threats

Shanahan Heads to Asia as White House Beats Drums on Iran

The acting defense secretary is expected to detail how the Pentagon is implementing a strategic shift away from counterterrorism.

Threats

The Pentagon is Trying to Secure Its Networks Against Quantum Codebreakers

The Defense Information Systems Agency is exploring new encryption strategies that could withstand an attack from quantum computers.