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Pakistan, Armed With Long-Range Missiles Tipped With Nuclear Weapons, May Fall To Taliban Extremists, U.S. Officials Warn

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Monday, April 27th, 2009

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Clinton Says Pakistan Poses 'Mortal Threat' Nuclear-missiles-armed Pakistan is losing control of its territory to Taliban terrorist extremists, both Democratic and Republican U.S. officials warned. However, a U.S. plan to install a nearby European Missile Defense (EMD) system to obliterate missiles launched from Iran, adjacent to Pakistan, would cease to receive any additional funding under a Pentagon budget plan that might take effect in October. The EMD program already has been frozen, with Congress prohibiting any construction work. A key…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]