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Experts fear cascade of nuclear proliferation as Trump shakes alliances. U.S. allies around the world are warming to the idea of developing their own nuclear weapons, former senior defense and White House officials told Defense One’s…

U.S. allies around the world are warming to the idea of developing their own nuclear weapons, the result of a growing sense that U.S. President Donald Trump may abandon key international security commitments and alliances, former senior…

As Russia carts out horses to continue its 21st-century Ukraine invasion, Sweden’s Expressen newspaper is reporting that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the American military to cease military exercises with allies in Europe…

Russia’s Ukraine invasion, day 1108Russia’s military unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine just days after U.S. President Donald Trump halted the transfer of air defense munitions to Kyiv. Some 67 missiles and 194…

Trump’s costly deportation driveThe United States has at least temporarily stopped using military aircraft to deport people, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing cheaper civilian alternatives that have been known about…

The White House’s decision to pause sharing intelligence with Ukraine will affect the embattled country’s planning and operations, a Ukranian military official said. Neither the duration nor the extent of the pause are clear. A source…

AURORA, Colo.—The Space Force’s acquisition arms are preparing to lose civilian workers as the Trump administration makes dramatic cuts to the federal workforce—sparking concerns about the service’s ability to carry out crucial…

President Donald Trump vowed to bring shipbuilding “home to America, where it belongs,” while also promising tax incentives and a brand-new office in the executive branch to reinvigorate the industry during his joint address to Congress on…

Trump halts military aid to UkraineThree years into Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and less than two months into Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. president has ordered a pause of all U.S. military support to the…

AURORA, Colo.—China is driving wedges between the United States and Middle Eastern countries by spreading information that paints the U.S. as an unreliable partner while pitching its own military offerings as better options, according to a…