Feb 29 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Uncertainty persists over nascent Syrian ceasefire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the three-day-old Syrian ceasefire has drawn mixed reactions. The UN asserts the truce is holding “by-and-large,” but opposition groups in Syria are requesting U.S. intervention against ongoing government airstrikes around Aleppo and Damascus. Also, a… Continue watching
Feb 27 See inside the underground bunker that could launch a nuclear war By Dan Sagalyn MINOT, N.D. -- During the Cold War, the United States developed a vast nuclear arsenal with weapons on aircraft, submarines and land-based missiles. These three ways of delivering nuclear weapons became known as the triad, with the Soviet Union was… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 9:26 As Pentagon overhauls nuclear triad, critics advise caution By PBS News Hour The Pentagon is preparing for an extensive -- and expensive -- modernization of the country’s half-century-old land, air, and sea-based nuclear weapons. Supporters contend a fully-equipped nuclear triad is essential for national defense and deterrence, but critics say it’s time… Continue watching
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Feb 18 Watch News Wrap: Pentagon asks Russia to avoid bombing near U.S. forces in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon has given the Russian military broad areas of Northern Syria to avoid in its bombing campaign, in order to steer clear of U.S. special forces. Also, Turkey blamed Kurdish militants at home and… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 7:47 Could a NATO build-up in Europe reignite the Cold War? By PBS News Hour NATO is undertaking its largest build-up in Eastern Europe since the Cold War, in order to counter recent Russian expansionism. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Ash Carter has proposed quadrupling U.S. spending on boosting its military might in Europe. But is it… Continue watching
Feb 02 Top U.S. commander says war in Afghanistan is not a lost cause By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The top American commander in Afghanistan told lawmakers on Tuesday that the war is not a lost cause and underscored his optimism with a personal story about his son. Continue reading
Feb 01 More U.S., coalition forces likely needed to fight ISIS, top commander says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The commander of military operations against the Islamic State group says there is a "good potential" he will need more U.S. and coalition forces to ramp up the fight as it extends across Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 2:15 Female cadet commands respect at her high school By PBS News Hour Shantell Gonzalez of Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High in Miami refuses to let gender stereotypes get in the way of service to her country: she is the only female CO in her school’s Junior ROTC unit. Our Student Reporting… Continue watching
Jan 22 U.S. confirms additional civilian casualties from airstrikes By Robert Burns, Associated Press The U.S. military says American airstrikes likely killed two civilians near the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqqa, Syria, last July. That's on top of eight other civilian deaths the military acknowledged last week. Continue reading