•Long-range ballistic missiles achieve speeds even higher than planned hypersonic weapons, but as this image illustrates, ballistic flight paths are easier to analyze and anticipate. Loren Thompson In the eternal competition between offense and defense for military dominance, the offense is winning. Russia has been testing a hypersonic cruise missile with a
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2019 Elections: US imposes travel ban on ‘anti-democratic’ Nigerian officials
•El-Rufai, Amaechi, Burata, MC Oluomo may be affected •Says Nigerians not targeted Senator Iroegbu The United States Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians responsible for undermining the democratic processes in the country, especially before, during and after the 2019 general elections. Some of those suspected to have been affected by
US to ramp up rapid deportations with sweeping new rule
Tom Hals The Trump administration said on Monday it will expand and speed up deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally by stripping away court oversight, enabling officials to remove people in days rather than months or years. Set to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the
Iran says it arrested 17 CIA spies, some sentenced to death
Iran said Monday it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country’s nuclear and military sites, and that some of them have already been sentenced to death. The arrests took place over the past months, and those taken into custody worked
Defense spending is America’s cancerous bipartisan consensus
Fareed Zakaria You often hear that in these polarized times, Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked on almost everything. But the real scandal is what both sides agree on. The best example of this might be the defense budget. Last week, the Democratic House, which Republicans say is filled with radicals, voted to
US declares Hezbollah leader wanted, offers $7m bounty on his whereabout
The United States Government has designated Salman Salman, a key leader of the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, as a “special global terrorist’’. In a statement on Friday, the Department of State also announced seven million reward for information that would lead to the whereabouts of Salman, “also known as Samuel Salman
US cuts Turkey out of F-35 Fighter Jet program
Carla Babb The United States is officially removing Turkey from its F-35 stealth fighter jetprogram after Ankara accepted the Russian delivery of its S-400 missile defense system. "Unfortunately, Turkey's decision to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems renders its continued involvement with the F-35 impossible," the White House said in a statement Wednesday. "The
Boeing to take $4.9 billion hit in second quarter on 737 Max grounding
KEY POINTS Boeing says it will take a $4.9 billion charge in the second quarter.The charge comes to $8.74 a share and is set to wipe out profits, estimated to have been $1.80 a share.The 737 Max jetliners, Boeing’s best-selling plane ever, have been grounded since mid-March after two crashes. Boeing on Thursday
US Marines jam an Iranian drone in the Gulf, destroying it
•The US “took defensive action” against a drone that had “closed into a very, very near distance,” Trump said. Jude Johnson with Mosheh Gains and Adam Edelman The US Marines jammed an Iranian drone in the Gulf of Hormuz Thursday, senior defense officials said, bringing the aircraft down and destroying it. It
Fear grips thousands of Nigerians, other migrants as US prepares to raid undocumented families
Caitlin Dickerson and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Fear has gripped Nigerians and other migrants in the United States as nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of undocumented families have been scheduled to begin Sunday, according to two current and one former homeland security officials, moving forward with a rapidly changing operation,