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Biden goes ‘full steam ahead’ on Trump’s nuclear expansion despite campaign rhetoric
President Joe Biden ran on a platform opposing new nuclear weapons, but his first defense budget backs two controversial new projects put in motion by…
Boulder shooting suspect had assault rifle, used body armor
The suspect detained in connection with the shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., that left 10 people dead had an assault rifle and…
New York lawmaker wants to ban police use of armed robots
Enlarge (credit: Michael Cohen | Getty Images) New York City councilmember Ben Kallos says he “watched in horror” last month when city police responded to…
Biden admin puts a hold on Trump’s arms sale to United Arab Emirates
Democrats in Congress had accused the Trump White House of rushing through an arms deal to UAE weeks before Biden was inaugurated. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/biden-admin-puts-hold-trump-s-arms-sales-united-arab-n1255911 Droolin’…
US nuclear warhead standoff ‘has significant implications for UK’
Biden administration expected to take ‘critical look’ at next-generation warhead, estimated to be twice as explosive as Trident Britain’s most senior defence official admitted there…
Taiwan says newly purchased US arms will help it destroy half of any invading Chinese force
Taiwanese lawmaker describes the island’s efforts to bolster its defence as a ‘hedgehog’ strategy Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/us-taiwan-arms-china-boeing-chang-che-ping-b1393107.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Trump approves huge Taiwan arms deal in latest blow to China relations
<p>Taiwan welcomes weapon sales, while emphasising that it is not in an arms race with China</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/us-taiwan-arms-deal-china-relations-trump-b1222153.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
New nuclear missiles to cost $95bn, Pentagon estimates
<p>The Pentagon has raised to $95.8 billion the estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles to replace the Minuteman 3 arsenal…
U.N. arms embargoes on Iran expire despite U.S. objections
TEHRAN, Iran — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as…
Kim Jong-un unveils huge ballistic missile and threatens to ‘fully mobilise’ nuclear force
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned on Saturday that his country would “fully mobilise” its nuclear force if threatened as he presided over a military…
Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile as a “big event” for the country Source:…
Venezuela buying missiles from Iran a 'good idea', Maduro says
US senator brands move ‘dangerous escalation’ amid deepening ties between two nations Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/venezuela-iran-missiles-maduro-trade-us-sanctions-colombia-duque-a9684151.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
U.S. Military Releases New Video of What Trump Calls ‘Super Duper Missile’
The U.S. Army aired new video of its secretive hypersonic missile on Tuesday, a rare look at what President Donald Trump has previously described as…
How to Dispose of Live Ammo Left by Police
On Tuesday, Washington, DC, resident Ed Felten tweeted an image of a black bulb resembling a Christmas ornament, lying in a patch of spring grass….
Trump is doing nuclear tests for the first time in 27 years, and we should all be worried
How did it come to this – and what does world history tell us about Trump’s dangerous de-regulation of arms control? Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-nuclear-testing-iran-china-russia-marshall-islands-a9542536.html Droolin’ Dog…
Trump’s New Space Force Missile Might Be Too ‘Super-Duper’
To go that fast, it would need a ridiculous amount of fuel—and even then, it might never come back down. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-new-missile-is-too-super-duper/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Democrats: Fired watchdog was looking into Saudi arms sales
Congressional Democrats say the State Department inspector general whom President Donald Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sales to…
North Korea launches cruise missiles in 5th weapons test this year
On Tuesday morning, North Korea launched short-range cruise missiles in the country’s fifth weapons test this year. So we got that going for us. Which…
Taiwan says Chinese carrier group drills close to island
A Chinese naval flotilla led by the country’s first aircraft carrier passed by the eastern and southern coasts of Taiwan on Sunday to carry out…
Report: Suckplane Still Sucks, Can’t Even Shoot Straight
The F-35, the next-generation fighter plane that the U.S. government is planning on dropping $1.5 trillion on at the same time it’s planning on slashing…
US Arms Companies Use Trump’s Militarism to Dominate the Global Arms Trade
U.S. companies control 35% of the global arms industry. The growing weapons market is fueled by wars in the Middle East and by Trump’s excessive…
Iran secretly moving missiles into Iraq amid mass protests, US says
Iran ‘using continuing chaos’ to further their weapons arsenal Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-iraq-war-protests-trump-us-middle-east-oil-tanker-attack-a9233566.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
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