Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons.”
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons.”Open
Troy Meink's statement is seen as a clear warning to China and Russia.
The United States military has weapons in space and will use them to defend its forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday. This marks the first official confirmation of such capabilities and a deliberate signal to potential adversaries.
North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex that could house up to 28 centrifuge cascades, and started operating an expanded annex at its Kangson enrichment site, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. The Vienna-based nuclear watchdog said in a report the findings pointed to a steady expansion of North Korea’s nuclear infrastructure at multiple locations. 0:00 North Korea racing to build more nuclear bombs 2:40 Vice News Editor-in-Chief describes what he saw on the ground in North Korea 4:34 Why the US should fear North Korea 5:25 Why President Trump abruptly ended US-South Korea joint military drills Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Korea…
President Trump has a new rule for America's partners: Cross him in one theater, and the consequences will follow you into the next. Why it matters: Trump has spent his second term battering U.S. allies , humiliating their leaders and using decades-old security relationships to settle personal and political scores. - The Iran war has only deepened those impulses: Trump is growing angrier at allies that stayed out of the conflict — and punishing them as he struggles to end it. Zoom in: South Korea — recently hailed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a "model ally" — is the latest and most surprising casualty in Trump's retribution campaign. - On Sunday, Trump ordered the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" the annual Ulchi…
President Trump has a new rule for America's partners: Cross him in one theater, and the consequences will follow you into the next. Why it matters: Trump has spent his second term battering U.S. allies , humiliating their leaders and using decades-old security relationships to settle personal and political scores. - The Iran war has only deepened those impulses: Trump is growing angrier at allies that stayed out of the conflict — and punishing them as he struggles to end it. Zoom in: South Korea — recently hailed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a "model ally" — is the latest and most surprising casualty in Trump's retribution campaign. - On Sunday, Trump ordered the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" the annual Ulchi…Open
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would reduce military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, just hours before they were due to get underway, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s lack of assistance with Iran. South Korea has been a close American ally for over 70 years and the two nations have a mutual defense treaty, primarily designed to protect it from North Korea –– a burgeoning military power that now possesses nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton reacts to Trump's move, and former Pentagon official Sabrina Singh explains the significance of the US-South Korea defense alliance.…
The Washington Post reports the CIA had "low confidence" in the Iranian threat on Air Force One ahead of President Trump's plane switch in Turkey. Retired Rear Admiral John Kirby joins Katy Tur to discuss the security risks.
Inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion.
President Trump seems to have turned swaths of the city into either a construction zone or an armed camp as he seeks to prove that he alone can improve it.
From drone boats to long-range missiles, the U.S. and its allies tested new military tactics in the Philippines, sharpening deterrence as tensions with China intensify.