December 26, 2017 North Korean defector had anthrax antibodies in system, report says Traces of anthrax antibodies were discovered in a North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea at some point in 2017, a local South Korean television station reported Tuesday.
November 14, 2017 House passes $700B defense bill amid North Korea threat House Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve an annual defense policy bill that authorizes $700 billion for the Pentagon and orders a more rapid buildup of the nation's missile defenses.
September 27, 2017 Mattis: US no closer to war with North Korea after ICBM test Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that the U.S. was no closer to war with North Korea after the rogue nation successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier this week.
September 26, 2017 Iran lashes out at talk of new sanctions, says it could abandon nuclear deal 'within hours' Iran is ready to abandon their nuclear deal “within hours” if new sanctions from the U.S. are imposed.
September 19, 2017 A North Korea nuclear nightmare: Trump has strong options he can use against Kim but he's got to act quickly North Korea made clear its determination this weekend to keep advancing its nuclear weapons program.
July 5, 2017 US intel bulletin warns of persistent threat from 'Western female violent extremists' The U.S. intelligence community is warning law enforcement agencies around the country of persistent terror threats posed by radicalized Western women.
July 3, 2017 US Navy weighing options for boosting fleet size, as hostile maritime forces grow U.S. Navy officials are weighing options for boosting the size of their fleet, which appears increasingly inadequate to handle growing maritime threats from China, Iran and Russia.
June 27, 2017 Panetta: Russia hacked US because of perceived 'weakness' Former Obama defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta says perceived “weakness” encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to direct cyber-attacks against the United States and interfere with the 2016 election.
June 21, 2017 Report: Homeland Security's own computers vulnerable to cyber attack The Department of Homeland Security, the agency charged with protecting the federal government from cyber attacks, is itself vulnerable to such threats because its own outdated computers lack even the basic protections needed to fend off hackers, a new report shows.
