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At least 3 issues are still holding up Iran talks
VIENNA (AP) — Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran's alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted at Iran nuclear talks on Monday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up a deal by...
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The US is warming up to Egypt as Cairo expands defense cooperation with Russia
The U.S. Navy’s most senior officer met with Egyptian naval officials Sunday as the U.S. government relaxed restrictions on defense sales and operations with the strategic North African country.The...
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Al Qaeda is winning the war in Yemen
The war in Yemen has one local winner, Al Qaeda.The Saudis seem oddly unconcerned.Since early April, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has controlled Yemen's fifth-largest city, Mukkalla, and...
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This is the high-security prison that Mexico's most notorious criminal just...
Before July 12, no one had ever escaped from Mexico's Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, better known as Altiplano. Then Joaquin Guzman Loera, better known as El Chapo, escaped from what is...
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Iran's current president coordinated the assassination of 3 Kurdish leaders...
Twenty-six years ago today, three Iranian officials met in Vienna apartment with three Kurdish officials to negotiate an end to a long-simmering conflict. It was a time of hope.Ayatollah Ruhollah...
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A Christian militia is fighting alongside Iran-backed Shias against ISIS in Iraq
Local Muslim militias aren’t the only ones taking on the Islamic State group as it continues its military spread through Iraq.Christians driven from their homes by the fighting have also formed their...
View ArticleSee 240 years of US Army uniforms in 2 minutes
For the 240th anniversary of the US Army, Sgt. Jake Hughes models the uniforms from wars throughout American history.Video courtesy of ReutersFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about...
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Georgia just accused Russia of slowly eating away at its borders
TBILISI (Reuters) — Georgia accused Russia on Monday of violating its sovereignty by placing border markers on the edge of the South Ossetia region, leaving part of an international oil pipeline in...
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The F-35's $400,000 high-tech helmet might not actually be that useful
A few months ago The Aviationist published a story about an interesting interview Maj. John Wilson, an F-35 pilot with 61th Fighter Squadron, gave to Krigeren, a Danish website focusing on military...
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There's a new crisis brewing in Ukraine
The unfolding story of Mukachevo (Mukacheve) is in many ways both a tragic consequence for Ukraine’s recent trajectory and also grounds for potential optimism.The tragedy is that while post-Maidan...
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Netanyahu denounces Iran nuclear deal
Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, moved pre-emptively to denounce the deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, even before the details had emerged.Heading a chorus of condemnation from Israeli...
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This is what the first 36 hours of Marine boot camp is like
This post originally appeared as an answer by Trace Evans to the Quora thread: What is U.S. Marine Corps boot camp like?Here was my experience at Marine Corps Boot Camp in San Diego, California.As has...
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Assad loves the Iran deal
Following the signing of the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he expected Iran to increase its backing of "just causes" throughout the region. In a...
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The single most important question to ask about the Iran deal
“Look, 20 years from now, I’m still going to be around, God willing. If Iran has a nuclear weapon, it’s my name on this.” – President Barack Obama, May 21, 2015The theocratic regime that rules Iran — a...
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Russia's Black Sea submarine fleet is getting a serious upgrade
Russia is making moves to revive and increase the size and scope of its Black Sea submarine fleet, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated. Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov stated during a meeting...
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The Russian Air Force may be being pushed to its limits
On Jul. 14, at 09.50 Moscow Time, a Tu-95 bomber crashed in an uninhabited area 80 km from Khabarovsk.According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the aircraft was conducting a training mission and it...
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Russia's military aircraft are now crashing from overuse
Russia's Air Force has suffered from a string of crashes over the past month that highlight the country's maintenance and modernization woes. Since June 4, there have been five major Air Force crashes,...
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Here's how the Iranian regime's hardliners will react to the nuclear deal
Now that a nuclear deal has been signed with the P5+1, the majority of Iranians are getting ready to celebrate what they call "the nuclear feast," expecting the agreement to rapidly improve their...
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We did a wargame with ISIS' global strategy — and the results weren't pretty
The United States currently faces multiple national security threats in an environment of growing disorder.ISIS is executing a sophisticated global strategy that involves simultaneous efforts in Iraq...
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That time when nuclear weapons were at 4 US civilian aiports
When America’s Strategic Air Command is ordered to Defense Condition 3 (DEFCON 3) or above, it disperses its nuclear bombers fully-armed across the U.S. and certain allied countries so that the bombers...
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