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24 May 2017, 1:58 pm
” Buzzfeed tells us that “Pentagon officials are in shock” over Trump’s disclosure to Duterte. [read post]
1 Jul 2018, 7:00 am
Scharre has spent nearly a decade framing the early debate over autonomous weapons in D.C. and the Pentagon, and the experience shows. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 11:32 am
The Times tells us that the Trump administration has amended its ban on the entry of refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries at the urging of the Pentagon to allow the families of Iraqi interpreters into the United States. [read post]
8 May 2017, 11:44 am
The Pentagon is supporting a new plan to invest almost $8 billion in increasing U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific, the Journal tells us. [read post]
10 May 2017, 1:49 pm
” The Pentagon is seeking 3,000 additional troops for deployment to Afghanistan and new authorities that would give U.S. military commanders on the ground in the country more autonomy, reports the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
30 May 2017, 1:28 pm
Earlier this month, the Pentagon approved a plan to begin arming the YPG in order to speed the effort to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS forces. [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 12:36 pm
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to civilian health authorities, writes the Associated Press. [read post]
13 Jul 2021, 9:22 am
In quick hits, Gus and Dmitri offer dueling perspectives on the Pentagon’s proposal to cancel and subdivide the big DOD cloud contract. [read post]
28 Jul 2021, 11:34 am
These projects come after a 2020 Pentagon report said China was set to double its arsenal of nuclear warheads and as the U.S. and Russia prepare for arms control negotiations. [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 11:43 am
Bryan Bender and Jacqueline Klimas of Politico examine the coming war in outer space, and the Pentagon’s stated lack of preparedness for it. [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 9:46 am
Meanwhile, CNN explains that the Pentagon is readying to provide Trump with military options to accelerate the war against ISIS as soon as he steps into office. [read post]
5 Apr 2018, 10:08 am
The New York Times says that “the Pentagon’s video analysis is routinely used in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, and Defense Department publications make clear that the project supports those operations. [read post]
29 Aug 2015, 6:50 am
On that note, Cody posted the Pentagon’s new Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy, which the military proudly presented as the as-yet "most comprehensive assessment of land reclamation activities in the South China Sea. [read post]
8 Dec 2016, 9:34 am
The Guardian writes that the Pentagon did not indicate whether patients were still present in the hospital and whether any civilians were killed or wounded in the strike. [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 10:55 am
The Pentagon is likely to admit that there are over 2,000 U.S. soldiers in Syria, revising upwards its previously estimate of 500 troops on the ground, according to Reuters. [read post]
1 Mar 2018, 5:00 am
That said, any such changes would require Congress to pass a new law or the Pentagon to amend the Army Field Manual. [read post]
22 Jan 2021, 11:10 am
Yesterday, Congress granted Austin a waiver exempting him from a law requiring that secretaries of defense have not been active in the military for at least seven years, due to concerns about ensuring civilian leadership of the Pentagon is maintained. [read post]
30 Mar 2022, 12:28 pm
According to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, “We ought not be fooling — and nobody should be fooling ourselves by the Kremlin's recent claim that it will suddenly reduce military attacks near Kyiv or any reports that it’s going to withdraw all of its forces. [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 12:41 pm
With the Trump administration due to address a Pentagon recommendation to deploy additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the bombing may complicate the White House’s decision. [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 12:43 pm
Top Pentagon leaders are divided over whether to reinstate Capt. [read post]
