China’s growing military might: top 4 concerns for the Pentagon
China continues to increase spending to grow its already considerable military, and top Pentagon officials continue to watch the developments carefully.In a report issued this week, the Department of Defense for the first time directly accused China’s military of using cyberattacks to spy on US networks.In this arena and others, “China’s military buildup shows no [...]
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Read More →US, South Korea put up a tough front, but it doesn’t close door to North
North Korea is in a “provocation pause,” the Pentagon said Tuesday, but that is not stopping the United States and South Korea from displaying a united front toward the North’s belligerence and growing nuclear threat.It just may be, however, that the goal of the tough unity – on display at the White House Tuesday as [...]
Read More →Netanyahu: Jewish people capable of own defense
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Read More →North Korea has gained nothing from recent threats, Obama says
By Paul EckertWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea vowed on Tuesday to keep up their guard and not reward bad behavior by North Korea, which President Barack Obama said had won no benefits or prestige from recent war threats.“If Pyongyang thought its recent threats would drive a wedge between South Korea and [...]
Read More →China calls U.S. the “real hacking empire” after Pentagon report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization, branding Washington the “real hacking empire”.The latest salvo came a day after China’s foreign ministry dismissed as groundless a Pentagon report which accused China [...]
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