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Here's What We Know About North Korea's Cyberwar Skills

Most North Koreans have never even seen the Internet.But the country Washington suspects is behind a devastating hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment has managed to orchestrate a string of crippling...

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Pakistan Released A Notorious Terrorist From Prison Two Days After Jihadists...

Pakistan has released on bail the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, multiple sources are reporting, two days after the Pakistani Taliban carried out an attack that killed 141 people, mostly...

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US General: The War Against ISIS Will Take At Least Three Years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The general in command of US forces involved in the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria said on Thursday he thought it would take a minimum of three years to...

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Here Are The US Options For A 'Proportionate' Retaliation Against North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday a cyber attack on Sony Pictures blamed on North Korea was a serious national security matter and the Obama administration was considering a...

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Here's What The Cuba Deal Could Mean For The US Base At Guantanamo Bay

President Obama on Wednesday announced the beginning of the end of the decades-old US embargo of Cuba, opening the door to normal relations by re-establishing an American embassy in Havana and sending...

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The Syrian Army Is Shrinking, And Assad Is Running Out Of Soldiers

When the U.S. launched an airstrike campaign in Syria to “degrade and destroy” the so-called Islamic State, some were concerned that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad would indirectly benefit...

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These Are The Groups Behind North Korea's Cyber Capabilities

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) recently announced the cancellation of the upcoming release of “The Interview.” US government officials also informally acknowledged that North Korea played a central...

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Defense Intelligence Agency: North Korea Planned Attacks On US Nuclear Plants...

North Korea dispatched covert commando teams to the United States in the 1990s to attack nuclear power plants and major cities in a conflict, according to a declassified Defense Intelligence Agency...

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The Biggest Changes To The US Military Budget

After a process that could generously be described as touch-and-go, President Obama signed a $1.1 trillion dollar omnibus and continuing resolution spending package—the “cromnibus”—on Tuesday evening....

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REPORT: US Considers Putting North Korea Back On Terror List

The US is reportedly considering placing North Korea back on the state sponsors of terror list, according to The Wall Street Journal. An unnamed senior Obama administration official had told the WSJ...

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South Korea's Nuclear Plant Operator Has Been Hacked

South Korea's nuclear plant operator has been breached, raising fears that North Korea could have targeted key pieces of infrastructure in its southern neighbor before employing similar attacks against...

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Here Are Some Of The US's Options For Cyber-Retaliation Against North Korea

North Korea's isolation from the world, coupled with its abundance of heavy weapons pointed towards South Korea's capital and largest airport, limits a lot of the US's options in responding to...

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Congressional Researchers: The 'War On Terror' Has Cost $1.6 Trillion So Far

American taxpayers have shelled out roughly $1.6 trillion on war spending since 9/11, according to a new report from Congress’ nonpartisan research arm. That’s roughly $337 million a day -- or nearly a...

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More Than 500 Veterans Have Died Because Of Mistakes At VA Hospitals Since 2010

More than 500 military veterans died because of serious mistakes at Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country between 2010 and 2014, VA records show.There were a total of 1,452 “institutional...

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Here's What Might Be Next For ISIS In 2015

In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) extremist group emerged as one of the most powerful jihadi groups, rivaling even Al-Qaeda.The extremist Sunni group now controls vast swathes of territory across Syria...

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These Amazing Photos Show Soldiers Playing Soccer Near The Front Lines During...

WWI was one of the first truly modern conflicts. Fought mainly along trenches, the war saw the introduction of chemical weapons, tanks, and aerial combat, alongside the first widespread use of machine...

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Iraq Has Now Lost All Semblance Of National Unity

Iraq has lost its last remaining shreds of national unity as the war against ISIS further fractures the country along ethnic and sectarian lines.In August, Iraq's current Prime Minister, Haidar...

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The Taiwan Navy Just Unveiled A Stealth Missile Warship Dubbed The...

The Taiwan Navy unveiled its new self-designed stealth missile corvette in Ilan. The vessel has a wave-piercing twin-hull design which helps it to avoid radar detection.Produced by Devan Joseph. Video...

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The US Navy Tweeted An Intense Holiday Card

The US Navy tweeted out a hawkish holiday card featuring a cargo ship carrying presents and a destroyer warship lurking in the background. The card includes the play on words, "presence matters because...

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China Captured 20 Religious Extremists As They Attempted To Infiltrate The...

At least one person has been killed and twenty captured during an attempt by religious extremists to cross the border into southern China, local media reported.Details of the event were not clear or...

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