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US Sending More HIMARS to Ukraine
Pentagon says latest $400M aid package includes precision rounds to “save ammo;” Russia may have paused to reset after tough Luhansk fight.
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Pentagon Agency Wants to Send Arms Monitors to Ukraine
The defense officials would make sure U.S. weapons are being used and stored properly.
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Biden: Additional $800M For Ukraine Coming ‘In The Next Few Days’
The latest aid package will include Western air-defense systems as well as more ammunition and radars.
Threats
US Sending More HIMARS Artillery to Ukraine
Just days after announcing a new billion-dollar weapons shipment, the White House announces $450 million more.
Policy
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.
Ideas
Why Biden Just Declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels Essential to National Defense
An environmental engineering professor assesses their place in fighting the climate crisis.
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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.
Ideas
Upcoming Summit Could Begin to Heal US-Latin America Ties
Biden should propose a new era of broad pan-American cooperation.
Threats
What the West Has Given Is Not Enough to Win, Ukraine Says
Central and Eastern European defense ministers say limited arms packages will not defeat Russia in the Donbas or deter invasion elsewhere.
Policy
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.”
Ideas
We Need a New Law to Counter Domestic Drone Threats
The White House sent Congress a plan to protect Americans. It’s not a moment too soon for lawmakers to act.
Policy
Despite Biden’s Latest, Pentagon Says Nothing Has Changed On US Defense of Taiwan
The president suggested that the U.S. is willing to get involved militarily—which could mean troops.
Policy
Biden’s Asia Trip is ‘Proof’ That US Can Focus On Two Fronts At Once, Officials Argue
His first presidential Pacific crossing aims to convince wary leaders that Washington is not losing focus on China.
Ideas
A Swedish Compromise Won’t Solve NATO’s Turkey Problem
As two Nordic nations bid to join, Erdogan’s hostage-taking should force the alliance to reckon with a member that is increasingly a security risk.
Ideas
Could Ukraine Offer a Template for Better US-Gulf Security Relations?
The outpouring of aid to Kyiv shows that a formal defense alliance is inessential to effective wartime assistance.
Policy
Trump Allies Slam Biden For Ukraine Aid Amid Inflation, Supply Chain Shortages
Senators voted no because of problems domestically, a lack of oversight, and a high price tag.
Policy
Biden Orders US Troops Back to Somalia, Reverses Trump Withdrawal
“This is a step that rationalizes what was essentially an irrational arrangement that we inherited,” a senior administration official said.
Ideas
The Middle East’s Indifference to Ukraine Is a Warning
What looks like international solidarity against a lawless invasion is something far more transactional and fragile.
Policy
Congress’ Plan For Ukraine Aid Surpasses White House Request by $7B
Lawmakers boosted funds for replenishing American weapons’ stocks and supporting European Command operations.
Policy