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Pentagon’s Focus on Sexual Assault Has Spurred Reporting, But Also Created ‘Training Fatigue’

Prevention-and-reporting leaders want the U.S. military to be a “bit more strategic” in how it talks to troops about sexual assault.

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The Deceptively Simple Promise of Korean Peace

It might have to start with something like the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty concluded at the end of the Cold War.

Science & Tech

Experts Say AI Could Raise the Risks of Nuclear War

A new RAND report says ideas like mutually assured destruction and minimal deterrence strategy offer a lot less assurance in the age of intelligent software.

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US Air Force to Put Sensors on Allies’ Satellites

The move is intended to deter Russia or China from shooting down spacecraft — and provide backups if they do.

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The US Navy Wants a Better Way to Keep China’s Nose Out of Its Contracts

A subcontract with a Huawei partner has the secretary looking for an ‘institutional algorithm’ for spotting dicey partnerships.

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Three Things to Watch from the PACOM’s (Likely) Next Commander

The current leader of U.S. Fleet Forces command says he would work on the U.S.-India relationship “with great energy.”

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Pentagon Declares Strike Successful. Here’s A Look at What Went Into It

U.S., French, and British planes and ships used a wide variety of precision weapons to hit Syrian chemical weapons facilities. Some saw their first day of combat.

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Lawmakers Ask: Where’s the Broader Syria Strategy?

No surprise that Democrats questioned Friday’s retaliatory strike, but even a few GOP defense hawks wondered aloud.

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BREAKING: US, Allies Strike Syrian ‘Chemical Weapons Capabilities,’ Trump Says

The president said deterring the use of chemical weapons is "a vital national security interest” of the United States."