by Catherine Kim | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday he is skeptical that North Korea is willing to negotiate denuclearization, which South Korea announced earlier Tuesday. “Hope springs eternal, but we need to learn a lot more relative to these...
by Mila Jasper | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security
China is uniquely positioned to apply pressure on Kim Jong-Un that could reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula. Yet China has been lukewarm in its efforts to subdue a nuclearized North Korea, frustrating the U.S. This problem may come down to a fundamental...
by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– The Pakistani nephew of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khlaid Sheik Mohammed should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center because he cannot receive a fair trial and is unable to effectively participate in a trial because of the effects...
by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– According to new investigation guidance provided by the government, defense lawyers for men accused in the 9/11 terrorist attacks said Thursday they are now allowed to visit alleged black sites overseas and interview certain CIA agents. Since...
by Libby Berry | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Politics
When Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, hundreds of Americans were taken hostage by the Iraqi dictator. As the United States joined forces with 38 other nations, including many from the Middle East, Ambassador Frank G. Wisner II moved to protect...
by Catherine Kim | Feb 26, 2018 | National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA –– The judge for the pre-trial hearings for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed on Monday ordered Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to explain why the Pentagon fired the two top military commissions officials – the person responsible for...
by Mila Jasper | Feb 22, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense James Mattis has asserted on Capitol Hill that the Pentagon needs to invest in low-yield nuclear weapons to counter a Russian strategy of “escalate to de-escalate” — firing low-yield nuclear weapons with the...
by Mila Jasper | Feb 22, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON — China may prove the key to defusing the North Korea crisis, according to experts, but it might not be ready to take action if that action would either destabilize the region or give the U.S. more power in the region. Experts say China is playing a...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon tries to increase troop numbers, the military is accepting recruits it would have rejected in years past. A different option, several experts say, would be to recruit troops who aren’t citizens. “Military recruiting is in...
by Erica Snow | Feb 7, 2018 | Cybersecurity, National Security
WASHINGTON – In response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, 16 states asked the Department of Homeland Security to review the security of their voting systems, and five reviews have been completed, a DHS official said Wednesday. Sen. Kamala...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 6, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Uber’s handling of a data breach that exposed 57 million customers to data theft was “morally wrong and legally reprehensible” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) said at a hearing Tuesday. The firm failed to notify the government or the public...
by Mila Jasper | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON– Without a spending resolution that would fund the defense budget for a year—which the House will vote on later this afternoon ahead of Thursday’s shutdown deadline—the Defense Department’s plans to bolster the military will have to be changed. That...
