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Odds 'very high' of U.S. military conflict with China, top Republican says

A top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Sunday the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high" after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo that warned that the United States would fight China in the next two years.

Reuters

U.S. four-star general warns of war with China in 2025

A four-star U.S. Air Force general said in a memo that his gut told him the United States would fight China in the next two years, comments that Pentagon officials said were not consistent with American military assessments.

Reuters

Senior US General Warns of Possible Looming War with China

A four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025 –- most likely over Taiwan –- and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year. In an internal memorandum that first emerged on social media on…

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The ‘punching fists of democracy’: How the West’s new tanks could give Ukraine a battlefield edge over Russia

Further battalions of Leopard, Abrams and Challenger tanks could eventually be a game-changer, Andy Gregory reports

The Independent UK

US special forces confirm killing of Islamic State group leader Bilal al-Sudani

Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh talks to FRANCE 24 about the operation and the role of the IS group in Somalia. Also in this edition: the UN discusses the future of its peacekeeping mission in Mali. And finally, Ethiopia and Sudan look set to strengthen ties, despite the years-long…

France 24

If Republicans Want To Cut Spending, They Should Start With the Pentagon

Sen. Rand Paul says Republicans "have to give up the sacred cow" of military spending in order to make a deal that will address the debt ceiling and balance the budget.

Reason

VIEWPOINT 1: Bipartisanship is alive and well, but that’s not necessarily a good thing

Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. But myths and legends do, too, as Hunter S. Thompson famously said.

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Sailor says swarm of UFOs buzzed around US Navy warship in way no human craft could

The witness, who spoke under anonymity to UFO researchers Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp for their new podcast Weaponized, was aboard the USS Paul Hamilton

Daily Mirror

EXPLAINER: Why the US flipped on sending tanks to Ukraine

U.S. officials balked for months at sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, insisting they were too complicated and too hard to maintain and repair

The Independent UK

US expected to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, directing a political message to Germany

WASHINGTON — Putting aside resistance from the Pentagon and elsewhere, the Biden administration is planning to announce a decision to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

US expected to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, sending political message to Germany

WASHINGTON — Putting aside resistance from the Pentagon and elsewhere, the Biden administration is planning to announce a decision to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Senators urge Biden to greenlight tanks for Ukraine - Roll Call

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the Biden administration to send tanks to Ukraine amid reports that Germany had decided to do so.

Roll Call

Editorial: Pentagon missing billions in military equipment

Defense spending is vital to the ensure the nation’s security. But that doesn’t mean the Pentagon should be above budget scrutiny. Far from it, as a recent audit reveals.

Tribune News Service

Gen. Mark Milley's Wrongful Jan. 6 Overclassification

The Jan. 6 Committee uncovers a different kind of official norm-breaking

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A Connecticut veteran is evacuating Afghanistan refugees more than year after headlines faded away

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Plitsas never gives up.

The Guardian - US

How the US far right and progressives ended up agreeing on military spending cuts

Progressives and ‘America first’ Republicans in Congress both want to re-examine US military budget – but for vastly different reasons

Reason

Tariffs Targeting Carbon Emissions Would Be a Costly Blow to Free Trade

Joe Biden could take advantage of the expanded executive authority over trade that Donald Trump helped create.

Roll Call

Two fiscal brawls ahead - Roll Call

Both parties have raised the stakes in a battle over lifting the statutory debt limit. And House Republicans are promising big spending cuts while they try to protect the Pentagon’s budget. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson, Paul M. Krawzak and Caroline Coudriet outline the biggest fiscal challenges of…

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As the war rages on and military spending booms, the US arms industry is a big winner in Ukraine

Ukraine continues to need American weapons to hold out against Russia, and now a global military spending boom is set to further benefit the US arms industry. There are accusations of "profiteering", but is there any alternative?

The Independent UK

Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine

Defense leaders are gathering at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Friday to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine, amid ongoing dissent over who will provide the battle tanks that Ukrainian leaders say they desperately need for future offensives in the war with Russia

The Independent UK

$2.5 billion aid sends Strykers, but no tanks, to Ukraine

The Pentagon says the U.S. will send 90 Stryker combat vehicles and an additional 59 Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine, in addition to hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition

The Independent UK

Coast Guard monitoring Russian spy ship on patrol off Hawaii

A Russian spy ship has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii but so far has remained in international waters

Fortune

Palantir CEO: 'Don't work here' if you don't agree with the company's mission

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the Peter Thiel-founded company's work with the government isn't everyone's "cup of tea."

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin to send heavy T-14 Armata main battle tanks into Ukraine, says UK defence chiefs

UK defence chiefs claim Russian commanders are ‘unlikely to trust the vehicle in combat’ given problems in its development

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, German Defense Ministers Meet as Differences Emerge over Tanks for Ukraine

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will press Germany's new Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Thursday to allow for the transfer of German-made tanks to Ukraine, US officials said, as the two countries remained at loggerheads over the issue. Germany will allow German-made tanks to be sent to Ukraine to help…

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