Far Left’s ‘Green’ Pentagon Jeopardizes National Security, Republicans Say

Jack Beyrer
November 23, 2020 4:59 AM

The far left's campaign to treat climate change as a national security threat could hamstring President-elect Joe Biden's Pentagon and cause significant threats to military readiness, lawmakers and experts told the Washington Free Beacon.

Missouri Dem Calls to Defund Pentagon

David Rutz
October 21, 2020 2:54 PM

A Missouri Democratic favored to win election to Congress said her party would "defund the Pentagon" and redistribute its budget to social services.

Report: China Moving To Double Its Nuclear Warhead Stockpile

Jack Beyrer
September 2, 2020 1:40 PM

A Pentagon report on Chinese military strength indicates that Beijing plans to double its nuclear warhead stockpile in the next decade, Defense News reported Tuesday.

Pentagon Official: China Working Toward ‘Space Great Power Status’

Jack Beyrer
September 2, 2020 11:27 AM

A top Pentagon official announced on Tuesday that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is building its capacities toward "space great power status."

U.S. Plans to Build New Arctic Icebreaker Fleet

Jack Beyrer
August 3, 2020 6:50 PM

A recent White House memo directs the Pentagon and other executive departments to provide a roadmap by early August for creating a security fleet of icebreaker ships, Fox News reported Monday.

U.S. Confirms Its Eighth Case of Coronavirus; Pentagon to Provide Quarantine Housing

Reuters
February 2, 2020 12:37 PM

U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined.

NYT Reporter: Defense Department ‘Quite Tragically’ Good at Killing People

David Rutz
January 6, 2020 1:05 PM

New York Times reporter Helene Cooper said Monday during a discussion of the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani that the U.S. Department of Defense was "quite tragically" good at killing people.

Pentagon Chief: U.S. Sees Signs Iran or Allies May Be Planning More Attacks

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about airstrikes by the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach

Reuters
January 2, 2020 1:43 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday there were indications Iran or forces it backs may be planning additional attacks, warning that the "game has changed" and it was possible the United States might have to take preemptive action to protect American lives.

Mattis Slams Aide For Tell-All Memoir: ‘Reveals An Absence Of Character’

Cameron Cawthorne
October 23, 2019 8:18 PM

Former secretary of defense James Mattis’s office slammed a former Pentagon aide in reaction to reports about his new memoir coming out next week.

China Outlines Space War Plans

PLA white paper confirms space operations a strategic priority for confronting U.S.

China's heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5 blasts off

Bill Gertz
July 26, 2019 5:00 AM

China's strategy for developing advanced space weapons were disclosed this week in Beijing's first defense white paper issued in years.