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03 22nd, 2011| 
Reuters – The Pentagon is monitoring radiation from Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday when asked about the possibility of bringing home U.S. troops stationed there. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
15
Reuters – The Navy Tuesday recommended personnel and families stationed at two bases in Japan take precautions after detecting low-levels of radioactivity, including limiting outdoor activities. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
8
Reuters – Western cuts and swiftly rising defense spending in emerging economies are redrawing the global strategic map, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday, with the danger of conflicts between states also rising. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
5
Reuters – China’s spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with “public security” outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
4
Reuters – China will beef up its military budget by 12.7 percent this year, the government said on Friday, a return to double-digit spending increases that will stir regional unease. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
2
Reuters – The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that members of a fundamentalist church have a free-speech right to hold anti-gay protests at military funerals to promote their view that God hates America for tolerating homosexuality. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
16
Reuters – Republicans in the Congress on Wednesday pressed ahead with legislation to immediately slice $61 billion from domestic programs, but so far showed little appetite for paring one of the biggest chunks of the budget — military spending. Read the rest of this entry »