Growing tensions between Beijing, Manila over disputed fishing waters could lead to conflict
May 11, 2012
Tensions between China and the Philippines remain high and U.S. officials say the likelihood Beijing will take some type of military action is growing.

Commander bars troops from hookers, alcohol during NATO summit
May 10, 2012
The commander of the U.S. Northern Command this week directed all military personnel assigned to security duties at the NATO summit in Chicago to refrain from soliciting prostitutes or drinking alcoholic beverages, according to a copy of the orders.

U.S. braces for new North Korea provocation
May 9, 2012
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring North Korea for signs the Kim Jong-un regime is set to conduct a new military provocation that could trigger another conflict on the Asian peninsula, according to U.S. officials.

Panda War: Two Camps Battle for Control of U.S. China Policy
May 8, 2012
Two groups of specialists have been locked in a battle to dominate U.S. policy toward China for the past three decades, and the camp of hawkish skeptics sharply increased its influence in the last few years, according to a long-time Pentagon specialist on Asian affairs.

Chinese defense minister to visit sensitive sites
May 7, 2012
China’s defense minister and a delegation of military officials will visit sensitive U.S. military facilities this week, raising fresh concerns that the Pentagon may not be fully abiding by a 2000 law restricting Chinese military visits.

Romney attacks Obama on human rights in handling of dissident now held by Chinese authorities in a hospital
May 4, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday attacked the Obama administration over its handling of the case of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, calling the case a “dark day for freedom” and a “day of shame for the Obama administration.”

Kim Jong Un consolidating power as U.S. intelligence expects another nuclear test
May 4, 2012
The regime of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un recently consolidated power by elevating and demoting key Communist, internal security, and military leaders amid signs a third underground nuclear test is imminent.

Senior State Dept missile defense envoy declines to explain Obama’s ‘flexibility’ promise to Moscow
May 3, 2012
The State Department’s senior negotiator with Moscow on a missile defense agreement declined on Wednesday to say what President Obama recently meant when he promised Russia’s leader “more flexibility” after his reelection.

Vice President’s office behind turning away of senior Chinese defector from consulate in China
May 1, 2012
The office of Vice President Joe Biden overruled State and Justice Department officials in denying the political asylum request of a senior Chinese communist official last February over fears the high-level defection would upset the U.S. visit of China's vice president, according to U.S. officials.

House bill would require targeting study for Chinese nuclear tunnels
April 26, 2012
The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee on Wednesday completed drafting its portion of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill that contains language calling for a U.S. military-targeting study of Chinese underground nuclear tunnels.

Chinese missile launcher export to Pyongyang likely approved by Beijing, report says
April 25, 2012
China’s export of a mobile missile launcher to North Korea was likely approved by Beijing’s communist government, possibly in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, according to a think tank report made public Tuesday.

Pentagon to sponsor a new round of Track Two nuclear arms talks with China’s military
April 23, 2012
Defense officials will conduct a new round of informal but official nuclear weapons talks with China in the near future focusing on the “red lines” used by both sides in readying strategic forces in crises, according to U.S. officials.

Administration report warns that loosening exports on space technology could boost China’s space warfare capabilities
April 19, 2012
China is building space weapons designed to defeat U.S. and allied long-range missiles, and U.S. plans to loosen controls on satellites exports likely will boost Beijing’s space warfare programs, according to a Obama administration report made public on Wednesday.

Photos show Chinese mobile launcher for new North Korean ICBM, prompting calls for arms sanctions on Beijing
April 18, 2012
A new North Korean mobile missile recently made public is built on a transporter-launcher nearly identical to a Chinese mobile launcher, according to U.S. officials and private analysts.

U.S. scrutinizes Chinese military amid leadership struggle
April 17, 2012
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely watching China’s military for any signs of division or unrest related to the ouster of leftist leader Bo Xilai.

House Republicans seek to affirm constitutional rights for American detainees
April 13, 2012
House Republicans are set to introduce legislation next week aimed at clarifying recent laws by affirming that all U.S. detainees maintain due process rights amid concerns over the erosion of individual freedoms.

Congressional report highlights U.S. intelligence failures regarding China military buildup
April 10, 2012
U.S. government and private analysts missed the emergence of significant military developments by China that caught intelligence agencies by surprise, according to a congressional commission report.

Iran boosts its nuclear program in 2011 adding both nuclear material and facilities, CIA report says
April 4, 2012
Iran expanded its nuclear program last year with continued uranium enrichment and growing infrastructure development, according to an annual CIA report to Congress.

Pentagon activates missile defenses for North Korean launch
April 3, 2012
The Pentagon recently activated its global missile shield in anticipation of North Korea’s launch of a long-range missile, according to defense officials.

Russian intelligence director accused West of cyber attacks as NATO conducts cyber attack exercise
March 30, 2012
A senior Russian security official told reporters this week that Western intelligence agencies are using cyber attacks to damage Russia and members of the anti-U.S. alliance known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Inability to confirm nuclear blasts continues to dog test ban treaty despite new study and Obama’s push for ratification
March 30, 2012
An interagency intelligence assessment of the controversial Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) concludes that verifying the pact’s ban on nuclear tests remains difficult and that verification problems remain unresolved since the Senate first rejected the treaty in 1999.

Missile defense envoy outlines plans for Russian talks
March 29, 2012
A senior State Department official this week revealed the Obama administration’s plan for working with Russia on missile defenses.

Administration continues to face criticism for Obama-Medvedev exchange on future U.S. missile defense concessions
March 29, 2012
House Speaker John Boehner joined a growing chorus of critics concerned over President Obama's secret promise of concessions to Russia on missile defense after the November elections.

French space company set to get high-tech export license despite U.S. probe into its illicit sales to China
March 23, 2012
According to U.S. officials, the State Department is set to issue new export licenses for sensitive U.S. satellite technology to a French company currently under investigation for illicit transfers to China, despite expected opposition from Republicans in Congress.

Admiral warns of growing threat of conflict with China over territorial claims
March 22, 2012
China’s broad territorial claims to international waters in Asia, along with U.S. defense cuts, are increasing the risk of a conflict in Asia, according to the recently retired commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

Commander: U.S. won't back down in Afghan counterinsurgency
March 21, 2012
The commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan said troop levels would not be reduced prematurely as the result of the local population’s anger over recent events.

Pentagon to pay new contractor $200 million more while upping fees for military retirees
March 20, 2012
The Pentagon has agreed to pay a health care provider about $200 million more than a competing contractor’s bid for military retirees’ Tricare services at the same time as it is asking retirees to pay large increases for their care.

Flamboyant China Party Boss Ousted
March 15, 2012
China’s powerful regional Communist Party chief in southern Chongqing, who was angling for a seat on the collective dictatorship that rules China, was ousted on Thursday, state-run media reported.

House Armed Services Chairman: U.S. lacks commitment in Afghanistan
March 15, 2012
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said on Wednesday that the world remains more dangerous than ever and criticized the Obama administration for its lack of commitment to the war in Afghanistan.

Chinese telecoms seeking access to U.S. markets have close ties to PLA, report says
March 13, 2012
New information about Chinese civilian telecommunications companies’ close support of the Chinese military and information warfare programs is raising fresh concerns about the companies’ access to U.S. markets, according to a congressional report.

Bipartisan group tells Pentagon U.S. Should Sanction Russian State Arms Exporter for Syrian Arms Sales
March 12, 2012
A bipartisan group of senators on Monday called on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to end U.S. government ties to Russia’s state arms exporter over its weapons transfers to Syria.

Obama nuclear cuts challenged
March 9, 2012
A senior House Republican leader of the Armed Services Committee filed legislation on Thursday that would limit nuclear warhead cuts under a treaty with Russia and prevent President Obama from cutting strategic nuclear forces by 80 percent.

The Coming China Cyberwar
March 8, 2012
China’s military has developed highly sophisticated cyber warfare capabilities that would be used to cripple computer networks at the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Transportation Command that would direct American forces to defend Taiwan in a future conflict, according to a congressional report.

China Unveils New Nuke Missile
March 8, 2012
Photos of what appear to be a new Chinese intermediate-range “strategic” missile have appeared on Chinese websites. The missile’s existence is prompting U.S. intelligence agencies to examine whether China’s military has secretly produced another new weapons system as part of its large-scale buildup.

Pentagon Policymaker Says Military Plans Ready for Iran Strike
March 7, 2012
The Pentagon’s senior policy official, who until recently took part in detailed war planning, said on Tuesday that U.S. military strike plans for Iranian nuclear facilities are very advanced and ready for use.

U.S. uncovers Chinese spying and influence campaign to derail Pentagon’s Asia buildup
March 6, 2012
China’s intelligence agencies are conducting a major covert influence campaign aimed at derailing the Obama administration’s military shift to Asia, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

As U.S. cuts, China’s defense budget to top $100 billion this year
March 5, 2012
China’s communist government on Sunday announced that its defense spending for 2012 will surpass $100 billion for the first time.

Pentagon Stalls China Report
March 2, 2012
A Republican member of Congress called on the Pentagon on Friday to comply with current law and release its annual report on China’s military buildup, which was due out on Thursday.

The war on Tricare
March 1, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday defended the Pentagon’s plan to increase healthcare fees for military personnel as a senior House Republican called the increases another Obama administration “hit” on the military.

Obama to cut healthcare benefites to active duty and retire US military
February 27, 2012
The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges.

Leader of "Red Campaign" survives reports of purge
Feb. 24, 2012
A senior Chinese communist party leader who dispatched armed forces to a U.S. consulate to head off the defection of a former police chief was shown on state-run television this week, a sign he has survived allegations of corruption.

DIA Director: China preparing for space warfare
Feb. 23, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, disclosed new details of China’s space weapons programs last week, including information regarding China’s anti-satellite missiles and cyber warfare capabilities.

Pentagon Planning Downgrade in Afghanistan Command
February 22, 2012
The Pentagon is considering downgrading the U.S.-led military command in Afghanistan, which is currently headed by a four-star Army general, to a three-star special operations command, according to U.S. officials.

Chinese Demand Return of Documents
February 21, 2012
The failed defection of a high-ranking Chinese police official is shining a light on a power struggle at the highest levels of China’s communist system—and bringing to the fore a debate among U.S. intelligence officials as to what is really happening in the People’s Republic of China.

House Republicans to Obama: Nuke cut plan is ‘dangerous’
February 17, 2012
President Obama’s plan for the Pentagon to cut deployed strategic nuclear warheads by 80 percent is meeting harsh resistance from House Armed Services Committee Republicans on Capitol Hill who called the plan “dangerous.”

Xi Jinping: The Princelings’ Prince
February 16, 2012
During Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, D.C., this week, the media glossed over several facts about the man expected to be China’s next supreme ruler, including his ties to the Chinese military, his connections to U.S. business interests, and his past role in violations of Tibet’s human rights.

Dempsey, Panetta confirm study of deep warhead cuts
February 16, 2012
The U.S. military is considering deep cuts in U.S. strategic nuclear forces as part of a presidentially directed review, senior military and defense officials confirmed to Congress on Wednesday.

House Probes Botched Defection in China
February 15, 2012
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is investigating whether the U.S. government mishandled a request for asylum from a senior Chinese Communist Party official who was turned away from a U.S. consulate after spending a night at the diplomatic post in southern China.

Nuking our Nukes
February 14, 2012
President Obama has ordered the Pentagon to consider cutting U.S. strategic nuclear forces to as low as 300 deployed warheads—below the number believed to be in China’s arsenal and far fewer than current Russian strategic warhead stocks.

Obama Budget Slashes Defense
February 14, 2012
The Obama administration on Monday unveiled the first of a potential $1 trillion in cuts over the next decade in what critics say is a policy that will leave the military under-equipped and ill-prepared to meet future global threats.

Intel Fight Over China Succession
February 14, 2012
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Monday as his future as China’s next supreme leader is the subject of a fierce debate within the U.S. government over whether he is under attack by a hardline nationalist faction within the ruling Communist Party.

China Probes Police Official After Obama Administration Rejected Asylum Request
February 10, 2012
The Obama administration rebuffed a senior Chinese police official in southern China who sought to defect, turning him away after his presence became known to Chinese security forces.

French defense contractor flouting export rules
February 9, 2012
The State Department is set to sanction a major French aerospace defense firm for their refusal to provide the U.S. government with data on restricted U.S. technology contained in satellites they sold to China in violation of U.S. export controls.

U.S. Dismisses China’s Role in Downing of Drone
February 9, 2012
A U.S. official on Wednesday rejected reports that China's military was behind Iran's downing of a U.S. spy drone.

Video: China tests first aircraft carrier
February 8, 2012
Chinese internet video posted Jan. 25 showing sea trials for China’s first aircraft carrier, the refurbished Russian aircraft carrier Varyag.

Chinese Communists Influence U.S. Policy Through Ex-Military Officials
February 7, 2012
China’s intelligence services are using a private exchange program for retired U.S. and Chinese generals to influence the U.S. government and downplay Beijing’s large-scale military buildup, according to a congressional report.

New space-arms control initiative draws concern
January 17, 2012
The Obama administration is launching a new space arms-control initiative that critics say will lead to restrictions on U.S. military activities in space, a key U.S. strategic war-fighting advantage.

Feds: France hinders probe of satellite technology sale to China
December 21, 2011
U.S. lawmakers and Obama administration officials say France has stymied a 3½-year State Department investigation into whether a French defense contractor illegally gave U.S. satellite technology to China.

General: Prioritize nuclear upgrades in budget
November 23, 2011
U.S. strategic nuclear forces are old, in dire need of modernization and face “draconian” cuts because of the federal budget crisis, the commander of U.S. nuclear forces said Tuesday.

Cold War strategist Ikle dies; ex-Pentagon leader
November 17, 2011
Fred Charles Ikle, one of the key Pentagon strategists who helped win the Cold War during the Reagan administration, died Nov. 10. He was 87.

Pentagon battle concept signals Cold War posture on China
November 10, 2011
The Pentagon lifted the veil of secrecy Wednesday on a new battle concept aimed at countering Chinese military efforts to deny access to areas near its territory and in cyberspace.

Watchdog reveals Iran’s nuclear arms work
Nov. 9, 2011
Iran has carried out extensive development of nuclear weapons, including work on a warhead for its medium-range Shahab-3 missile and preparations for an underground test, the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed in an internal report Tuesday.

FBI says Russian spies got close to Cabinet
November 1, 2011
The FBI rounded up a network of deep-cover Russian spies last year after the group came close to placing an agent near a Cabinet official in the Obama administration, a senior FBI counterspy said Monday as the bureau released once-secret documents on the case.

Defense chief says U.S. is shifting focus to Asia
October 27, 2011
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta traveled to Asia this week, and his message to allies and adversaries - mainly China and North Korea - was clear: The United States is shifting its focus to the region and bolstering forces and alliances there.

A new look at Berlin as the wall was built
October 27, 2011
The CIA and National Archives are releasing declassified documents Thursday that provide new insights into the Berlin crisis of 1961, when the Soviet Union and United States faced off over access to West Berlin and the building of the Cold War’s most infamous symbol.

Cybercommand chief opposes U.N. net control
October 21, 2011
BALTIMORE -- The commander of the U.S. Cyber Command said Thursday that he does not favor giving the United Nations the power to regulate the Internet.

Export changes raise proliferation worries
October 13, 2011
The Obama administration recently informed Congress that it is planning to loosen controls on foreign sales of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and other weapons, possibly C-130 transports and even F-16 fighters, according to congressional aides.

Chinese telecom firm tied to spy ministry
October 12, 2011
A U.S. intelligence report for the first time links China’s largest telecommunications company to Beijing’s KGB-like intelligence service and says the company recently received nearly a quarter-billion dollars from the Chinese government.

Chinese think tank also serves as spy arm
September 29, 2011
When Vice President Joseph R. Biden met a group of five Chinese “think tank” experts in Beijing on Aug. 20, the meeting at the U.S. Embassy was billed in his official schedule as simply a round-table discussion with academics.

U.S. selling JDAM guided bombs to Taiwan
September 22, 2011
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced the sale of advanced “smart bombs” and other high-tech strike arms to Taiwan under a new $5.8 billion arms package to upgrade the island’s F-16 force.

Brian Kelley, veteran counterspy, dies at 68
September 21, 2011
Retired CIA officer Brian J. Kelley, a veteran counterspy who broke the code on how Moscow secretly communicates with deep-cover agents and who mistakenly was hounded by the FBI as a suspected KGB mole, has died. He was 68.

Arms sale to Taiwan may fray China ties
September 20, 2011
The Pentagon is bracing for some cutbacks in military and other cooperation efforts with China as a result of a new arms package for Taiwan, expected to be announced formally this week.

Computer-based attacks emerge as threat of future, general says
September 14, 2011
The general in charge of U.S. cyberwarfare forces said Tuesday that future computer-based combat likely will involve electronic strikes that cause widespread power outages and even physical destruction of thousand-ton machines.

Military, CIA shun 9/11 panel on covert operations
September 9, 2011
The U.S. military and the CIA failed to agree on implementing a key recommendation of the commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks: Give special-operations commandos the lead for all covert military action.

Jihadists plot to take over Libya
September 5, 2011
Jihadists among the Libyan rebels revealed plans last week on the Internet to subvert the post-Moammar Gadhafi government and create an Islamist state, according to U.S. intelligence agencies.

China expanding its nuclear stockpile
August 26, 2011
China is expanding its nuclear forces with a new multiwarhead mobile missile and keeps its strategic stockpiles in deep underground bunkers, the Pentagon disclosed in its annual report to Congress on the Chinese military.

Pentagon report: China closer to matching modern militaries
August 25, 2011
China made impressive gains last year in its military buildup that pushed the Communist Party-controlled People’s Liberation Army closer to matching modern militaries, according to the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress made public Wednesday.

China begins to build its own aircraft carrier
August 1, 2011
China has begun work on its first aircraft carrier and probably will develop two or more, along with outfitting a former Russian carrier that is set to begin sea trials soon, Pentagon officials said.

VOA overseer creates static with switch to Internet, social media
July 31, 2011
The Obama administration is sharply restructuring the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the agency in charge of all U.S. government broadcasting, while being urged to increase the spread of unfettered news and information around the world.

Pentagon rejects call to halt spy flights near China
July 27, 2011
The Pentagon on Wednesday rejected China’s demand that all U.S. surveillance flights near China be halted after two Chinese fighter jets recently intercepted an American U-2 spy plane over the Taiwan Strait.

Chinese jets chase U.S. surveillance jet over Taiwan Strait
July 26, 2011
Two Chinese warplanes intercepted an American spy plane over the tense Taiwan Strait last month in China’s most aggressive challenge to U.S. surveillance flights since a 2001 collision that touched off an international crisis.

Pro-Russia policy stalls Afghan copters
July 25, 2011
A Pentagon program to rush 21 helicopters to Afghan military forces in time for this summer’s fighting season was derailed by the Obama administration’s conciliatory policy toward Russia and by Army procurement missteps amid allegations of corruption, according to current and former defense officials and military contractors.

Report: China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers
July 22, 2011
China's military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict over Taiwan, according to an intelligence report made public on Thursday.

Pressure builds for sale of F-16 jets to Taiwan
June 8, 2011
Congress is stepping up pressure on the Obama administration to sell more F-16 jet fighters to Taiwan as the island’s air defenses deteriorate and China’s air power grows.

Gates warns of ‘hollowing effect’
May 25, 2011
Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who cut major weapons programs during 4½ years at the Pentagon, is warning against “hollowing out” the U.S. military through unwise spending cuts planned by the Obama administration.

Chinese military visit questioned
May 19, 2011
A senior House Republican leader on Wednesday called for a review and strengthening of restrictions on Chinese military visits amid heightened concerns over visits by a Chinese military delegation to sensitive bases.

Chinese to view sensitive U.S. sites
May 18, 2011
China’s top military leader and a group of officers are set to visit sensitive U.S. military bases this week, in exchanges that defense and congressional officials say run counter to a 2000 law designed to limit such exchanges from bolstering Beijing’s arms buildup.

Bin Laden’s death likely to shatter al Qaeda
May 11, 2011
U.S. security and intelligence officials say al Qaeda is severely weakened after losing Osama bin Laden, and some analysts go further, noting cautiously that the terrorist group may be in its death throes from the relentless U.S. and allied campaign to kill and capture its leaders and members.

Debate flares anew on harsh interrogation
May 4, 2011
The successful operation against Osama bin Laden has rekindled debate over the use of harsh interrogation techniques during the Bush administration, as a key intelligence leader acknowledged their role in a TV interview Tuesday.

Intelligence break led to bin Laden’s hide-out
May 3, 2011
The nearly flawless, 40-minute covert military raid that killed Osama bin Laden began with an intelligence breakthrough in August that helped pinpoint the compound where the terrorist leader was suspected of hiding.

China’s espionage in Chile raised U.S. worry
April 19, 2011
A newly released State Department cable reveals Chinese intelligence-gathering efforts in Chile and U.S. concerns that Beijing’s growing ties to the Chilean military will compromise U.S. defense secrets shared with the South American nation’s armed forces.

L.A. police use intel networks against terror
April 12, 2011
LOS ANGELES | Police are using a combination of aggressive spy operations and community outreach to counter what Deputy Police Chief Michael P. Downing called the growing threat of Mumbai-style terrorist attacks — car bombings and small-arms-equipped suicide teams.

Gadhafi henchman defects to Britain
March 31, 2011
Libya’s foreign minister and one of Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s closest henchmen, Musa Kusa, defected to Britain on Wednesday, according to the British Foreign Office and U.S. officials.

Coalition batters Libya’s air defenses
March 21, 2011
U.S.-led military forces knocked out much of Libya’s air defenses over the weekend with scores of Tomahawk cruise missiles and aerial bombs in the first phase of creating a U.N.-mandated no fly-zone, as differences emerged over targeting Libya’s leader, Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

Report alters Iran nukes outlook
March 8, 2011
An annual intelligence report to Congress has dropped language stating that Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions are a future option.

Financial terrorism suspected in 2008 economic crash
March 2, 2011
Evidence outlined in a Pentagon contractor report suggests that financial subversion carried out by unknown parties, such as terrorists or hostile nations, contributed to the 2008 economic crash by covertly using vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system.

Iran militia claims credit for VOA cyberstrike
February 23, 2011
An Iranian government official on Tuesday claimed the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was behind a recent computer attack that disrupted Voice of America Internet programming.

Iranians hack into VOA website
February 22, 2011
Iranian computer hackers on Monday hijacked the website of the Voice of America, replacing its Internet home page with a banner bearing an Iranian flag and an image of an AK-47 assault rifle.

Military to bolster its forces in Pacific
February 18, 2011
The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Thursday that the Pentagon is developing new battle plans for Asia that include adding Marines to better-coordinated naval and air forces in the region where China is expanding its military might.

VOA radio broadcasts to China signing off, while Beijing boosts propaganda
February 16, 2011
The Obama administration will cancel shortwave radio broadcasts by Voice of America into China this year, as Beijing is expanding its propaganda operations in the United States and around the world.

Mongolian president uses Reagan playbook
February 4, 2011
ULANBATOR, Mongolia | Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj was a Soviet Red Army draftee studying in Ukraine in the early 1980s when he first heard reports that America’s president, Ronald Reagan, had given a speech calling the Soviet Union an "evil empire."

Show of strength urged for cyberwar
January 27, 2011
Military cyberwarriors are building up efforts to pinpoint the sources of foreign computer break-ins on U.S. networks and will need to demonstrate a major computer attack capability in the future to deter increasingly sophisticated threats, according to the outgoing commander of the U.S. Strategic Command.

Chinese firm tied to steel used in Iran nukes
January 24, 2011
The State Department in 2009 sought the Chinese government's help in blocking a sale to Iran of 25 tons of specialty steel for Tehran's defense industry to be used in building nuclear-related centrifuges, according to a classified department cable.

China spurns strategic security talks with U.S.
January 11, 2011
China's defense minister on Monday rebuffed an offer from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to hold strategic nuclear talks, saying military dialogue will be limited to counterpiracy, counterterrorism and peacekeeping cooperation.

China's stealth jet coming on, Gates confirms
January 10, 2011
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates confirmed Sunday that U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated China's progress in developing a new stealth jet fighter.

Netanyahu seeks pardon for imprisoned spy Pollard
Jan. 5, 2011
The White House is reviewing a new pardon request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the case of former Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard, who is serving a life sentence for spying for Israel.

China has carrier-killer missile, U.S. admiral says
December 28, 2010
China's military is deploying a new anti-ship ballistic missile that can sink U.S. aircraft carriers, a weapon that specialists say gives Beijing new power-projection capabilities that will affect U.S. support for its Pacific allies.

Report: Gitmo transfers return to terrorism
December 8, 2010
Nearly one in four terrorists released from the detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resumed terrorist activities against the United States and the number is expected to rise, according to a report to Congress by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

Secret talks with Russia focused on missile defense
December 1, 2010
The Obama administration, despite public denials, held secret talks with Russia aimed at reaching a ballistic missile defense agreement that Moscow ultimately rejected in May, according to an internal State Department report.

Obama calls on China to restrain North Korea
November 25, 2010
The Obama administration called on China Wednesday to rein in North Korea after its artillery attack on a South Korean island, as the Pentagon ordered the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group to the Yellow Sea for naval exercises with South Korean forces.

Kyl drops bomb on arms treaty prospects
November 17, 2010
President Obama's bid to win ratification of a new strategic arms pact with Russia suffered a major blow on Tuesday when a key Republican senator came out against holding a vote before the Senate adjourns at the end of the year.

Chinese missiles can ravage U.S. bases
November 15, 2010
China's military can destroy five out of six U.S. bases in Asia with waves of missile strikes as the result of its large-scale military buildup that threatens U.S. access and freedom of navigation in East Asia, according to a forthcoming congressional report.

N. Korea linked to covert missile, nuke trade
November 11, 2010
A report by the U.N. Security Council made public Wednesday states that North Korea is linked to covert shipments of banned nuclear technology and missiles to Iran, Syria and Burma.

Report: Army failed to identify Fort Hood threat
November 10, 2010
The Army failed to properly identify the insider threat posed by the Fort Hood shooting suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan, and did not receive threat information from the FBI, according to an internal Army report on the shooting made public on Tuesday.

Military probes plume off coast of California
November 10, 2010
A mysterious smoke plume that looked like a missile firing off the California coast on Monday may have been an aircraft, U.S. military officials said late Tuesday.

Package bombers not 'quite there yet'
November 1, 2010
U.S. intelligence agencies remain on alert but do not think additional package bombs are immediately heading for the U.S. after the third failed attack by the Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula over the weekend.

Spy's arrest underscores Beijing's bid for agents
October 26, 2010
A former American student in China whom Chinese intelligence recruited as a spy was caught after he sought work in the CIA's espionage branch, highlighting Beijing's efforts to plant spies inside the agency.

Senators seek data on secret U.S.-Russia missile talks
October 21, 2010
Six Republican senators have asked Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to provide documents on secret talks between U.S. and Russian officials on missile defenses, amid conflicting reports that a deal with Moscow is close to completion.

CIA sues ex-agent for book's breach of 'secrecy'
October 19, 2010
The CIA has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against a former deep-cover agent who published a book critical of the agency without allowing CIA censors to remove large portions of the manuscript before publication.

Obama loosens sanctions on C-130s to China
October 12, 2010
President Obama issued a waiver loosening Tiananmen arms sanctions for C-130 military transports for China a day after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an imprisoned Chinese dissident who dedicated the prize this past weekend to the victims of the 1989 crackdown.

Taiwan shops for newer air defenses
October 7, 2010
Taiwan urgently needs newer model F-16 jet fighters to bolster its air defenses and overall security because of growing missile and aircraft threats from China, Taiwan's deputy defense minister said Wednesday.

FBI chief cites probes of extremists
October 7, 2010
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III on Wednesday said the bureau is continuing investigations into religious extremists who may be involved in terrorism aside from the nationwide community outreach programs to ethnic and religious groups.

Hamas-linked cleric took part in FBI outreach effort
October 1, 2010
The FBI on Thursday defended its inclusion of a Chicago Muslim cleric tied in the past to the terrorist groups Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood in a group that recently visited the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and FBI headquarters.

Yemeni cleric part of terror plots
September 28, 2010
The radical Islamic cleric who is the target of an Obama administration kill-or-capture order played a major role in directing the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas Day and in other terror plots, a senior U.S. intelligence official has revealed.

U.S. 'watching' rising China-Japan tensions
September 24, 2010
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday said that the United States is closely monitoring growing tensions between China and Japan while voicing strong U.S. support for Japan.

Shariah a danger to U.S., security pros say
September 15, 2010
A panel of national security experts who worked under Republican and Democratic presidents is urging the Obama administration to abandon its stance that Islam is not linked to terrorism, arguing that radical Muslims are using Islamic law to subvert the United States.

China targets U.S. troops with arms buildup
August 17, 2010
China is aggressively building up military forces capable of striking U.S. forces in the western Pacific and elsewhere as part of what the Pentagon calls an array of high-tech "anti-access" missiles, submarines and warplanes in its latest annual report.

China report to be released by Pentagon
August 16, 2010
The Pentagon this week will release its long-delayed annual report to Congress on China's military with a new title that officials say reflects the Obama administration's conciliatory, "soft power" approach to world affairs.

New details point to sinking by N. Korean torpedo
July 30, 2010
An international investigative team released new details this week to bolster earlier conclusions that the South Korean warship Cheonan was sunk by a high-tech North Korean torpedo that exploded beneath the ship.

Russia violated '91 START till end, U.S. report finds
July 28, 2010
Russia continued to violate provisions of the 1991 START nuclear-arms treaty up until the agreement expired in December, raising new concerns that Moscow will violate the pending "New START" treaty now being debated for ratification in the Senate.

Senators rap Pentagon's delay on China report
July 26, 2010
Republican and Democratic senators alike are calling on the Pentagon to explain why it has failed to provide Congress with an annual report on China's military power that was needed for debate on the defense bills.

U.S.: Russian cheating on START is insignificant
July 21, 2010
A classified State Department report to Congress says that potential Russian cheating on the new START nuclear-arms pact would not be significant because of the size of U.S. nuclear forces.

Spy swap puts halt to fact finding
July 14, 2010
The Obama administration's rapid release of 10 Russian intelligence officers removed the prospect of a public trial revealing embarrassing facts about Russian influence operations, like the targeting of a key Democratic Party financier close to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Northcom's new leader boosts focus on Mexico
July 6, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS | The new commander of the U.S. military's homeland security forces is stepping up cooperation with Mexico in an effort to stem drug trafficking and related violence.

Military in Iran seen as taking control
June 21, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Sunday that Iran's government is becoming a military dictatorship, with religious leaders being sidelined and, as a result, new sanctions could pressure Tehran into curbing its illegal nuclear program.

Russians pressing Kyrgyzstan to oust U.S. base
June 13, 2010
The strategic U.S. air base at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, is once again facing closure as Russia works behind the scenes to influence Kyrgyzstan's interim government, which faced new violence in ethnic clashes over the weekend.

Mullen irked by China's response to North Korea
June 10, 2010
President Obama's most senior military adviser said Wednesday that he was dismayed by China's failure to support U.S. and allied calls for punishing North Korea over its sinking of a South Korean warship.

2008 intrusion of networks spurred combined units
June 4, 2010
A foreign computer intrusion two years ago reached classified Pentagon computer networks, prompting a reorganization of offensive and defensive cyberwarfare efforts, the commander of the new U.S. Cyber Command said Thursday.

Report: Iran mum, but making nuke material
May 31, 2010
Iran is continuing to hide details about its current and past nuclear-weapons activities, including efforts to develop a nuclear missile warhead, according to a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

North Korea elite linked to crime
May 25, 2010
A group of offspring of senior North Korean communist and military leaders, including Kim Jong-il's sons, have been linked by Western intelligence authorities to Pyongyang's illicit activities around the world, including distribution of counterfeit $100 bills and drug trafficking.

Taiwan issue spurs China to build up missile forces
May 25, 2010
China's rapid development of ballistic and cruise missile forces is altering the balance of power in Asia and threatens U.S. forces in a conflict over Taiwan and beyond, according to a forthcoming report.

U.N. sanctions loophole: Russia can send missiles to Iran
May 21, 2010
A draft U.N. resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran, including limits on global arms transfers, will not block the controversial transfer of Russian S-300 missiles to the Iranian military, according to U.S. and Russian officials.

House panel OKs probe of Gitmo lawyers
May 21, 2010
The House Armed Services Committee approved legislation Wednesday that would require the Pentagon's inspector general to conduct an investigation into whether defense attorneys for detainees at the detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay,

Troops likely to see spike in fighting
May 14, 2010
U.S. and allied forces will see increased fighting in Afghanistan as their offensive in the southern part of the country unfolds in coming weeks, Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Thursday.

Iran's meddling in Afghanistan 'not significant'
May 11, 2010
The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Monday that Iran is continuing to back Taliban forces, but its supply of training and weapons is insignificant.

Security coalition set to oppose cuts
May 11, 2010
A coalition of conservative national security groups is launching an initiative that calls for strengthening U.S. defenses and opposing what they say is an effort by the Obama administration to weaken security.

Ex-CIA lawyer: Gitmo IDs graver than Plame leak
May 6, 2010
Covertly taken photos of CIA interrogators that were shown by defense attorneys to al Qaeda inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison represent a more serious security breach than the 2003 outing of CIA officer Valerie Plame, the agency's former general counsel said Wednesday.

Organized-crime triads targeted
April 30, 2010
HONG KONG -- China's notorious organized crime groups known as triads, which once thrived in collaboration with communist clandestine services, still operate large-scale criminal enterprises but are facing pressure from local authorities.

Iran boosts Qods shock troops in Venezuela
April 21, 2010
Iran is increasing its paramilitary Qods force operatives in Venezuela while covertly continuing supplies of weapons and explosives to Taliban and other insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Pentagon's first report to Congress on Tehran's military.

Critics: Obama admin hyping terrorist nuclear risk
April 14, 2010
The Obama administration is warning that the danger of a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons is increasing, but U.S. officials say the claim is not based on new intelligence and questioned whether the threat is being overstated.

Pentagon to brief 2 lawmakers on CIA risk
April 12, 2010
The Pentagon will conduct a briefing this week for two senior House Armed Services Committee members on the investigation into whether defense attorneys for al Qaeda members endangered the lives of CIA interrogators.

Obama strategy frustrates nuke foes
April 7, 2010
The Obama administration's nuclear strategy review made public on Tuesday keeps in place all strategic weapons needed to fight a nuclear war and presents only minor policy changes, a move that upset arms-control advocates who had sought major cuts in U.S. forces.

CIA says ACLU-backed plan endangered Gitmo officers
March 31, 2010
A team of CIA counterintelligence officials recently visited the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and concluded that CIA interrogators face the risk of exposure to al Qaeda through inmates' contacts with defense attorneys, according to U.S. officials.

CIA: Iran capable of producing nukes
March 30, 2010
Iran is poised to begin producing nuclear weapons after its uranium program expansion in 2009, even though it has had problems with thousands of its centrifuges, according to a newly released CIA report.

Admiral: China's buildup aimed at power past Asia
March 26, 2010
The commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific said Thursday that the buildup of Chinese armed forces is continuing "unabated" and Beijing's goal appears to be power projection beyond Asia.

Cyber-attack on U.S. firms, Google traced to Chinese
March 24, 2010
The cyber-attack on Google and other U.S. companies was part of a suspected Chinese government operation launched last year that used human intelligence techniques and high-technology to steal corporate secrets, according to U.S. government and private-sector cybersecurity specialists.

Threat in Asia is anti-ship missiles
March 23, 2010
The Obama administration's regional missile-defense strategy is designed to counter emerging threats like China's new anti-ship ballistic missile and other so-called anti-access weapons, a senior defense official said Monday.

Navy warns of al Qaeda risk near Yemen
March 22, 2010
The Navy is warning ships sailing in waters near Yemen that al Qaeda is planning seaborne attacks similar to the 2000 suicide boat bombing of the USS Cole.

Gitmo suspects allowed laptops while in custody
March 19, 2010
The Pentagon allowed five captured al Qaeda members currently held at the Guantanamo Bay prison to use laptop computers in detention, raising concerns among security officials that the terrorism suspects could pass sensitive data to terrorists in the future, according to U.S. officials.

Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says
March 17, 2010
Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday.

Justice, CIA clash over probe of interrogator IDs
March 15, 2010
The CIA and Justice Department are fighting over a secret investigation into a controversial program by legal supporters of Islamist terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay that involved photographing CIA interrogators and showing the pictures to prisoners, an effort CIA officials say threatens the officers' lives.

Violence fails to deter Iraqi voters
March 8, 2010
President Obama on Sunday praised Iraqis for successfully holding their third democratic election since U.S. forces invaded the country in 2003, as millions cast votes amid election day violence that killed at least 36 people.

China rhetoric raises threat concerns
March 5, 2010
Recent statements by Chinese military officials are raising concerns among U.S. analysts that the communist government in Beijing is shifting its oft-stated "peaceful rise" policy toward an aggressive, anti-U.S. posture.

Ex-staffer held in theft of CIA electronics
March 2, 2010
A CIA technical-support official has been arrested on charges of selling more than $60,000 worth of pilfered agency electronic gear.

Chinese spy buy caught on surveillance video
March 1, 2010
FBI surveillance video made public Sunday reveals details of a Chinese espionage operation to obtain secrets from the Pentagon through a group of Americans who spied for China.

State Department lifts ban on exports of night-vision goggles
February 24, 2010
The State Department has lifted a ban on exports of night-vision equipment that was imposed in 2007 on a U.S. company caught selling sensitive defense articles to China and other countries without a license.

Veteran Times columnist Beichman, 96, dies
February 22, 2010
Arnold Beichman, columnist for The Washington Times and well-known anti-communist scholar, died on Feb. 17. He was 96.

Biden seeks test ban and end to all U.S. nukes
February 19, 2010
The Obama administration will move ahead with Senate ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests that was voted down by Republicans more than a decade ago, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. said Thursday.

Chinese see U.S. debt as weapon in Taiwan dispute
February 10, 2010
China's military stepped up pressure on the United States on Monday by calling for a government sell-off of U.S. debt securities in retaliation for recent arms sales to Taiwan.

Army warned about jihadist threat in '08
February 9, 2010
Almost two years before the deadly Fort Hood shooting by a radicalized Muslim officer, the U.S. Army was explicitly warned that jihadism — Islamic holy war — was a serious problem and threat to personnel in the U.S., according to participants at a major Army-sponsored conference.

Nuclear missile threats to U.S. mount
February 4, 2010
North Korea is expected to deploy a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching parts of the United States in the next decade, despite two long-range missile flight-test failures, according to the Pentagon's ballistic-missile defense review.

Pentagon turns focus to fighting insurgents
February 2, 2010
The Pentagon is reorienting U.S. military forces toward battling insurgents and terrorists, and on Monday released its new four-year strategy and a $708 billion defense budget request to support it.

Arm sales to Taiwan provoke Beijing's ire
February 1, 2010
China's reaction to the latest U.S. arms sale to Taiwan includes the first public warning that Beijing will impose sanctions on U.S. companies that sell weapons to the island.

Overhaul of export controls on table
January 27, 2010
Senior Obama administration national security and trade officials will meet Wednesday with key congressional leaders to seek support for a major overhaul of U.S. export controls, aimed at loosening the restrictions with an eye to economic gains.

Beijing accuses U.S. of cyberwarfare
January 26, 2010
China's government and state-run media stepped up criticism of the United States on Monday over the issue of computer network cyber-attacks.

White House OKs Taiwan arms package
January 26, 2010
The Obama administration has agreed to sell a new package of arms to Taiwan in a move that is expected to be met with an angry response from China, according to U.S. officials.

China removed as top priority for spies
January 20, 2010
The White House National Security Council recently directed U.S. spy agencies to lower the priority placed on intelligence collection for China, amid opposition to the policy change from senior intelligence leaders who feared it would hamper efforts to obtain secrets about Beijing's military and its cyber-attacks.

China's 'aggressive' buildup called worry
January 14, 2010
China's military buildup is worrying to both the U.S. military and American allies in Asia, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific told Congress Wednesday.

Rights, liberties down for 4th straight year
January 13, 2010
Political rights and civil liberties around the world declined for a fourth straight year last year, according to an annual survey of global freedom

Beijing reports successful 'defensive' missile test
January 12, 2010
China conducted a successful test Monday of a missile-defense interceptor, revealing for the first time its development of an anti-missile system, something Beijing has criticized the United States for doing.

Afghanistan bombing shows perils of CIA counterspying
January 7, 2010
The recent bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan revealed a sophisticated al Qaeda operation to plant a double agent inside Jordanian intelligence and highlighted the perennial problem of lax CIA counterspying, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials.

Nuclear weapons review put off
January 7, 2010
The Pentagon has notified Congress that it is delaying a required report on the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal because of the "complexity" of issues being addressed.

Chinese companies evade U.S. sanctions
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Chinese state-owned companies sanctioned by the U.S. government for illicit arms sales to Iran evaded those restrictions by selling goods to U.S.-based companies, according to a report by a Washington research group.