Politics Feb 06 Trump’s nuclear strategy leaves little room for arms control There's a place for arms control in the Trump administration's new nuclear strategy. It's a very small place.
Politics Feb 02 Trump nuclear doctrine says administration will take more aggressive stance on Russia The Trump administration on Friday said Russia must be persuaded it would face "unacceptably dire costs" if it were to threaten even limited nuclear attack in Europe.
World Feb 02 U.S. has no evidence of Syrian use of sarin gas, Mattis says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. is "looking for evidence" that the Syrian government has used the deadly chemical sarin on its citizens.
Nation Jan 16 Navy to file homicide charges against 2 commanders over fatal ship collisions last year The charges are to be presented at what the military calls an Article 32 hearing, which will determine whether the accused are court-martialed.
Politics Dec 21 Jim Mattis is the first Pentagon chief to visit Guantanamo since 2002 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the American Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to offer holiday greetings to troops Thursday. It was the first trip there by a Pentagon chief in almost 16 years.
Politics Nov 28 Air Force says it failed to report several dozen criminal histories to the FBI This was the most specific acknowledgement by the Air Force that its failure to report the criminal history of the Texas church shooter was part of a pattern of reporting lapses.
World Nov 21 U.S. airstrikes kill more than 100 militants in Somalia U.S. airstrikes also hit Islamic State fighters in Libya days earlier.
Nation Nov 06 AP Report: Air Force failed to submit Texas shooter’s criminal history to the FBI Trump administration officials say the Air Force didn't submit the accused Texas church shooter's criminal history to the FBI, as required by Pentagon rules.
Politics Oct 28 Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by North Korea accelerating In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs.
World Oct 27 Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy as the answer to ending Korean crisis He made the point over and over -- at the Panmunjom "truce village" where North literally meets South; at a military observation post inside the Demilitarized Zone, and in off-the cuff comments to U.S. and South Korean troops.