Investigator’s Positive Nuke Force Review Contradicts Previous Reports

The overall judgment conveyed in the April 2013 report by a Pentagon advisory group appears to contradict the picture that has emerged since then of a nuclear missile corps suffering from breakdowns in discipline, morale, training and leadership.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired general chosen to explore flaws in U.S. nuclear forces signed off one year ago on a study describing the nuclear Air Force as "thoroughly professional, disciplined" and performing effectively — an assessment service leaders interpreted as an encouraging thumbs-up. The overall judgment conveyed in the April 2013 report

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US Navy Ready To Deploy Laser For 1st Time

The Navy plans to deploy its first laser on a ship later this year, and it intends to test an electromagnetic rail gun prototype aboard a vessel within two years.

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BATH, Maine (AP) — Some of the Navy's futuristic weapons sound like something out of "Star Wars," with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds. That future is now. The Navy plans to deploy its first laser on a ship later this year, and it intends to test an electromagnetic rail

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Guantanamo Hunger Strikes Remain At High Level: Report

Testimony has asserted that guards at the prison have used techniques beyond force-feeding to break the protest.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

Despite previous assertions by prison representatives that hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay have ended, a recent report has indicated that hunger strikes have actually doubled since December 2013. The report, compiled by human rights advocate Reprieve, has found that 33 detainees are currently striking, with 16 being force-fed. At the height of

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Navy Expands Sonar Testing Despite Troubling Signs

Despite a fifty-year history of increased whale strandings, the U.S. Navy has plans to increase sonar testing over the next five years.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to increase sonar testing over the next five years, even as research it funded reveals worrying signs that the loud underwater noise could disturb whales and dolphins. Reported mass strandings of certain whale species have increased worldwide since the military started using sonar half a century ago.

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China Paper Says US Ship Harassed China Fleet

Newspaper accuses U.S. Navy of harassing Chinese ships in their near-collision earlier this month.

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BEIJING (AP) — An official Chinese newspaper on Monday accused the U.S. Navy of harassing a Chinese squadron earlier this month, shortly before a near collision that marked the two nations' most serious sea confrontation in years. There has been no direct comment from China's Foreign Ministry or defense officials on the Dec. 5 incident in the

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Navy Officer Promoted Despite Sex Abuse Accusations

Despite social workers placing his name on the state child abuse registry, the Navy initially cleared the officer; now NCIS has reopened the case.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

After allegations a Navy officer sexually molested two of his children, social workers in Virginia Beach, Va., placed his name on the State Child Abuse and Neglect Registry and forbade him from going within two miles of the home, school or workplace of any of his four children until they turned 18. But when the Navy conducted its own

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