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Democratic House Hurts Space Corps, Nuke Modernization, & Pentagon Topline

Posted on November 9, 2018

WASHINGTON: The Democrats’ recapturing the House means three major impacts on the Defense Department: The odds are that controversial Trump priorities like new nuclear weapons and a Space Force will go nowhere, defense budgets will go down, and oversight will go up, up, up. Program winners and losers The most likely losers are nuclear modernization… Keep reading →

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North Korean Denuclearization Potentially Moving In ‘Positive Direction’: Gen. Hyten

Posted on August 1, 2018

“Things are moving (in) a positive direction,” Gen. Hyten said of North Korean, while Russia’s new 2-megaton underwater drone “does not change” the strategic balance.