AFP – The United States wants Japan to honour a plan to host a new US military base on Okinawa island despite a recent election there that signalled local opposition, the top US diplomat for Asia said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is tapping two seasoned Pentagon officials to lead the military’s first in-depth study on allowing openly gay service members, promising to try to spare more troops from being dismissed in the meantime. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Aerospace giant Boeing said on Tuesday that it was too early to speculate about the impact of any Chinese sanctions on US firms as a result of American arms sales to Taiwan. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States wants Japan to honour a plan to host a new US military base on Okinawa island despite a recent election there that signalled local opposition, the top US diplomat for Asia said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military failed to shoot down a ballistic missile in a test resembling an Iranian or North Korean strike after a radar malfunctioned, a spokesman said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama on Monday called for an extra $33 billion this year to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan, and wants a big boost in spending on US wars in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »