President Vladimir V. Putin’s withdrawal of Russia from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty set the stage for the open return of a once-banned class of weapons.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
How the Trump-Kim Summit Failed: Big Threats, Big Egos, Bad Bets
President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea had dramatically different visions of what “denuclearization” meant, dooming their deal.
U.S. and Tunisia Are Fighting Militants Together. Just Don’t Ask Them About It.
The involvement of American Marines in the North African country where the Arab Spring began is deeper than either country has acknowledged.
Pentagon Again Suspends Large-Scale Military Exercises With South Korea
Even without progress this week to shut down North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the Trump administration is shelving massive military exercises that Pyongyang views as provocative.
Taliban Target Key Afghan Base on Eve of Peace Talks
The major attack comes as American and Taliban negotiators prepared to resume peace talks in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday after a two-day recess.
At War: This Is What Happens When You Call in a Bomb Squad for Centuries-Old Hand Grenades
The Revolutionary War-era grenade cores had been salvaged from a shipwreck and were sitting in boxes in a museum’s storeroom.
Where Terrorism Is Rising in Africa and the U.S. Is Leaving
Hundreds of American commandos and other troops are leaving West Africa even as terrorist attacks intensify and spread across the continent.
Trump Declares ISIS ‘100%’ Defeated. That’s ‘100% Not True,’ Ground Reports Say.
The Pentagon scrambled to respond to President Trump’s remarks about how much land has been taken from the Islamic State.
What a Korean War Peace Deal Could Mean, Decades After the Fighting Stopped
While the outlines of an accord between North and South Korea have been considered for decades, the new Trump-Kim meeting has raised expectations.
‘Aim, I Say, at the City of Washington!’ Russia Revives Cold War Playbook
A prime-time news show talks about deploying nuclear submarines along the coast of the United States, and a church choir sings about nuking America.