Trump Must Not Let Washington’s Korea Hawks Intimidate Him Again
Trump had abandoned the threats and bluster toward Pyongyang that marked his early months in office.
Defense
Pentagon Adds Grok And ChatGPT To Military AI Platform
ChatGPT Mil will focus on document-heavy, unclassified work such as planning, policy, logistics and administration.
Trump Threatens Kharg Island As U.S. And Iran Trade Strikes
Oil prices rose above $90 a barrel as traders assessed renewed risks to global energy shipments
Chip Roy Sounds Alarm Over Islamic Development Near Military Base
In another clip from the same video, Kattab can allegedly be heard referring to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as “the Persians.”
More Military Murders On The High Seas
No, the killings are plain, old murders, committed under the rubric of waging the war on drugs.
Who Is Leading Qatar’s Latest Diplomatic Push With Iran
The diplomatic push came after the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that an oil tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile near Oman
Dumb And Dumber
To be sure, it would be difficult to top the just surfaced account of February’s chickenhawk parade involving the Air Force One plane-switching in Ankara after a NATO meeting.
USS Abraham Lincoln Set To Make First Port Call In Months In Thailand
The prolonged deployment has also prompted concerns about crew morale and mental health among the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.
US Army Apache Helicopters Face Historically High Crash Rate
Army safety messages identified 70 potentially faulty transmissions in the E-model Apache, leading to affected aircraft being grounded.
Secret Service Probes Iranian Video Threatening Barron Trump
The nearly three-minute video was broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB and featured graphics identifying locations where Barron is publicly known to spend time, including Trump Tower in New York
Two US Tanker Aircraft Leave Bulgaria Amid Iran Tensions
The planes had arrived at Bezmer Air Base in July after Bulgaria's parliament approved their deployment to support U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
Some Shattering Illusions Of Our Declining Empire
The rules are arbitrarily changed to suit the bullies and are regularly fashioned into pretexts for military action against uncooperative nations.
US Cancels Joint Marine Drill With South Korea Over Iran War Constraints
The Ssangyong exercise is designed to strengthen amphibious and marine operations and typically involves forces from multiple military branches.
‘Flashing Red Warning Sign’ For Lawmakers: Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted last month 216-212, mostly along party lines, in favor of a record $1.15 trillion NDAA.
China Expands Maritime Presence Near Taiwan As Ship Sightings Surge
Taiwan detected 118 mainland Chinese coast guard, survey and other official vessels during the first 24 days of August.
Five Major Apache Crashes Raise Fresh Army Safety Concerns
The fiscal year 2026 major-crash rate is about 6.24 incidents per 100,000 flight hours