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WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as North Korea promises to build its nuclear forces

By News Desk and Associated Press

North Korean state media reported Kim's remarks on Tuesday, after the country disclosed a new platform likely designed to fire more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the mainland U.S.

WATCH: U.S. remembers 9/11 victims in ceremonies at Pentagon and Pennsylvania crash site

“Every year, it just doesn’t get easier.”…

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. and UK accuse Iran of providing missiles to Russia for Ukraine fight

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

“One has to assume that if Iran is providing Russia with these types of missiles, that it’s very likely it would not be a one-time deal, that this would be a source of capability that Russia would seek to tap…

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as military leaders head to Germany for Ukraine aid talks

By News Desk and Tara Copp, Associated Press

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. C.Q. Brown are set to host a meeting Friday at Ramstein Air Force Base with a group of military leaders from more than 50 nations.

WATCH: Pentagon addresses protection of shipping lanes after latest Houthi attacks on tankers

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The Houthis have targeted more than 80 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started in October.

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Army makes statement on Arlington cemetery incident

By Associated Press

Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh held a news briefing on Thursday after an Army spokesman said an Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” in an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony to…

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Israeli announces it rescued hostage held by Hamas

By Associated Press

The rescue brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis amid months of grinding war but also another painful reminder of the scores of hostages remaining in captivity despite international efforts to broker a cease-fire agreement in which they would…

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks continue

By Associated Press

The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to broker a cease-fire deal and hostage release but major gaps remain.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as lawmakers ask leaders to keep military out of election politics

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, lawmakers asked the defense leaders to reaffirm that U.S. law prohibits forces from being used for civilian law enforcement and that they should not carry out unlawful orders.

Pentagon will require cognitive assessments to protect military personnel from ‘blast overpressure’

By David Sharp, Associated Press

The Defense Department is going to require cognitive assessments for new personnel as part of updated guidance aimed at protecting personnel from “blast overpressure” as leaders seek to mitigate risks of brain injury associated with repeated blasts.