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Dutch Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Over Baltic States
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two Dutch F16 fighter jets, part of a NATO force patrolling the skies above the Baltic states, intercepted a Russian Ilyushin transport aircraft after it intruded into Estonian...
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China's New Submarine-Hunting Ship Shows How Beijing Is Countering The US...
China is upgrading its anti-submarine fleet, introducing a new ship with capabilities that would further hamper any US pivot to the Pacific.One of the major defensive gaps within the Chinese navy has...
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ISIS Is Using Ask.fm Forums To Answer Questions From Wannabe Jihadis About...
Life inside the world's most notorious terror organization isn't all murder and mayhem.Veteran members of Islamic State are using a social-networking website to answer more mundane questions from...
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The 10 Most Prestigious Jobs In America
Doctors aren't just the highest-paid professionals in America. They're also the most admired.That's according to a new Harris Poll study conducted online in the US among 2,537 adults.Survey respondents...
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Top US General: We Are 'Certainly Considering' Using Ground Troops In Iraq
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday that he would be open to sending a small number of US ground troops into Iraq to help retake the country's...
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The Arctic Is Turning Into The World's Newest Geo-Strategic Battleground
As the climate warms and the ice melts, the Arctic could become the next great theater of global cooperation — or a battlefield.One hundred and sixty-eight years ago this past July, two British...
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Pro-Kremlin Russian Media Says Moscow Has A 'Nuclear Surprise' For NATO
The Russian Pravda has published an article titled "Russia Prepares Nuclear Surprise For NATO," citing a September 1, 2014 US State Department report that signaled US and Russia have reached parity in...
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Iraqi Security Forces Have Driven ISIS Out Of A Key Oil Town
Iraqi officials say government forces have dislodged Islamic State (IS) fighters from the city of Baiji, home to the country’s largest oil refinery.Lieutenant General Abd al-Wahab al-Sa'adi told Iraqi...
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9 Powerful Leadership Lessons From The US Military
Military officers spend their time in service leading men and women in high-stress, high-stakes situations, and they earn their titles after rigorous, specialized training. It would be a waste not to...
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Here Are 2 Ways Russia's Provocative Stunts Could Lead To War
Since March, Russia has launched approximately 40 provocative military demonstrations against the West and NATO. These actions include a Russian fighter jet making 12 close passes at an American...
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ISIS Is Taking Full Advantage Of The US' Floundering Strategy In Iraq
Today’s headlines bring word of some sort of ceasefire, or at least modus vivendi, between the Islamic State (*Da’ish) and Al-Qa’ida (AQ) in Syria, where the Salafi jihadists have been bitter enemies,...
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The Real Heroes From The Bin Laden Raid Are The Ones You Haven't Heard From
Every Thursday, Task & Purpose tells a story of heroism, usually from the 2.6 million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. In light of the recent publicity surrounding a couple of the several dozen...
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Countries Around The World Are Worried About 'Killer Robots'
Nations are becoming increasingly concerned over the threat of killer robots.In Geneva, 118 nations present at a UN conference agreed about the need to tackle the future threat of these robotic killing...
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ISIS Has Declared The Creation Of Provinces In Several Arab Countries
The group's now-formalized annexation model could have direct political and security consequences in several countries, creating a more complex threat environment for the U.S.-led coalition.This week,...
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The US Military Says It's Losing Its Competitive Edge
The U.S. military's ability to stay ahead of technology advances by other countries and respond to multiple crises around the world is already in jeopardy and will get worse unless mandatory budget...
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The ISIS Executioner Who Killed 4 Hostages May Have Been Wounded In Airstrikes
Britain said on Saturday it was investigating reports that a man believed to be a British national suspected of carrying out beheadings in videos released by Islamic State had been wounded in a...
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Top US General To Troops: ISIS War Is ‘Starting To Turn’
The United States' top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum in the battle with Islamic State was "starting to turn", but predicted a...
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The Pentagon Is Tightening Its Belt
SIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) - Short of funds, and awash in global challenges, the U.S. military-industrial complex is betting on robotics and other new technologies to stay ahead of rapid advances in...
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Ukraine Warns It Is Ready For 'Total War' Against Russian Troops Pouring Over...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said his country is "prepared for total war," as fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists continues around the rebel-held city of...
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The Tower Of London Poppies Have Been Removed And Now It Looks Like A Mud Pit
The 888,246 ceramic red poppies that filled the Tower of London mote as a tribute to British soldiers killed in War World I have now been removed. The result is much less pretty. Now it's just a sea of...
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