Nuclear Proliferation January 6, 2017 North Korea's nuclear capability growing every day, top US diplomat warns North Korea's weapons capabilities have shown a "qualitative improvement" in the past year, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
Media Buzz January 6, 2017 Trump beats the press over his feud with the CIA and alliance with Assange First it was Donald Trump against the CIA.
Threats January 5, 2017 Bin Laden son put on US terror list The Obama administration Thursday added the son of Al-Qaeda founder and September 11th mastermind Usama bin Laden to a terror list, marking the 239th terrorist designation from the State Department since 2012, a State Department spokesperson told ӣƵ.
Threats January 5, 2017 US imposes terrorism-related sanctions against bin Laden son The Obama administration imposed sanctions Thursday on a son of Sept. 11 mastermind Usama bin Laden, saying the younger bin Laden poses a risk to U.S. national security.
Threats January 3, 2017 Sen. Mike Rounds: Time for a real strategy to keep Americans safe from cyber threats It should be apparent to all Americans that the United States is not immune to damaging cyber-attacks from hostile foreign nations and other bad actors. We must update our national security policies to deter such attacks before a future debilitating attack occurs, possibly on civilian critical infrastructure.
State Department December 31, 2016 Official: Cuba terror listing won’t affect US push for embassy, diplomatic ties The Obama administration plans to proceed on forging diplomatic ties with Cuba – and potentially opening an embassy -- regardless of whether the country stays on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Sanctions December 31, 2016 Obama threatens to veto Iran sanctions bill President Obama, joined by British Prime Minister David Cameron, sharply warned Congress Friday not to pursue new sanctions on Iran -- saying they could derail the effort to strike a deal barring the country from getting a nuclear weapon.
Threats December 29, 2016 Obama sanctions Russia: A good move that comes too late On Thursday afternoon, President Obama announced new sanctions against Russia for its role in hacking the Democratic National Committee and allegedly interfering in the November presidential election.
Threats December 29, 2016 Trump responds to sanctions against Russia, says it's time to 'move on' President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday “it’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things” after the Obama administration issued sanctions against Russia for its alleged 2016 election hacking.
Armed Forces December 26, 2016 Americans being evacuated from Iraqi air base as militants advance Officials say three planeloads of Americans are being evacuated from a major Iraqi air base in Sunni territory north of Baghdad to escape potential threats from a fast-moving insurgency.
Threats December 23, 2016 House Homeland Security Chairman McCaul: Putin and the staggering cost of Obama's 'strategic patience' The Russian hacks were the culmination of a failed foreign policy, namely the Obama administration’s blindness to the threat from Moscow and unwillingness to deter our adversaries.