U.S. Defense Department press secretary Pat Ryder said the Pentagon is aware of reports claiming that “two Russian missiles” hit an area inside Poland near the Ukrainian border and killed two people. The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement rejecting claims it was involved and said it hasn’t carried out “strikes against targets near the…
US Vows to Defend NATO Territory After Reports of Missiles Hitting Poland
3 Arrested for Sending Military Secrets to China, Selling Chinese Items to DOD
Three people were arrested this week for their alleged involvement in a scheme to sell U.S. military secrets to China and to secretly bring Chinese goods into the U.S. defense supply chain. Phil Pascoe, Monica Pascoe, Scott Tubbs, and Quadrant Magnetics LLC were charged with wire fraud, violations of the Arms Export Control Act, and…
Pentagon Seeks to Remove Fighter Jets from Japan, Republicans Demand Answers
Republican lawmakers have issued a public letter to U.S. military leadership following reports that the Pentagon is seeking to end the presence of dozens of fighter jets in Japan without creating a new permanent force to replace them. According to Defense News, the Pentagon is planning to remove two squadrons of F-15C Eagle fighters that…
Ashton Carter, Obama Defense Secretary, Dies of Heart Attack at 68
Ashton “Ash” Carter, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense towards the end of the Obama administration, has died Monday evening after suffering a “sudden cardiac event.” “It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in…
The Pentagon’s Suicide Report Shows How Deep the Army’s Problems Go
The Pentagon’s annual active duty military suicide report shows how the Army continues to lag behind the other services when it comes to military culture, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. While the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force each saw a decline in suicide rates between 2020 and 2021, and rates for the Reserve and…
Nicolas Chaillan: The CCP Is Using TikTok to Manipulate Americans and Gather Data for AI Weapons
TikTok is one of the Chinese regime’s most powerful weapons of mass manipulation and misinformation, argues Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software officer of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. TikTok was the most downloaded app globally and in the United States in 2021. The Chinese regime is using TikTok to manipulate Americans—particularly the younger…
Military Officers Decry Pentagon’s Lack of Response to Senator’s Queries About COVID-19 Vaccine Labeling
Military officers have criticized the Department of Defense (DoD) and other agencies for their lack of response to a senator’s queries regarding the labeling of COVID-19 vaccines distributed to service members. In August, a group of military whistleblowers delivered a 41-page memorandum to members of Congress, alleging that the DoD had “unlawfully administered” Emergency Use…
White House, Pentagon Officials Traded Chinese Stocks While Mulling Blacklist: Report
High-ranking Pentagon and White House officials traded in Chinese stocks even as their offices were tasked with considering the companies for blacklisting, according to a new report. More than 2,600 government employees owned or traded stocks whose prices would rise or fall depending on their actions, according to a new investigative report by The Wall…
LIVE NOW: Can America Contain the Chinese Communist Party—or Is It Too Late?
Since the 1970s, U.S. political and corporate elites have fueled Beijing’s rise as a military and economic superpower. Finally, U.S. leaders have come to see the stark truth: China is the most serious foreign threat America has ever faced. So what does the future hold? In this revealing new episode of Over the Target Live,…
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Since the 1970s, U.S. political and corporate elites have fueled Beijing’s rise as a military and economic superpower. Finally, U.S. leaders have come to see the stark truth: China is the most serious foreign threat America has ever faced. So what does the future hold? In this revealing new episode of Over the Target Live,…
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