Trump to face uncompromising Xi at APEC summit, warns China expert
Oct. 8, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make stronger, more nationalistic demands of President Trump at their upcoming meeting in South Korea, said a former Defense Intelligence Agency specialist on China.

Pentagon nominee says Taiwan must spend 10% of GDP on defense
Oct. 7, 2025
Taiwan must sharply increase its defense spending, but weapons will continue to flow from the U.S. to Taipei, a Pentagon official told a Senate committee Tuesday.

DEA threat report identifies enemies, targets of Trump's new drug war
Oct. 3, 2025
Criminal cartels in Mexico and gangs in Venezuela posing a major narcotics trafficking and security threat to the United States are being attacked as narco-terrorists under the Trump administration's new military-backed war on drugs, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration's latest counterdrug threat assessment.

Energy Department silent on warhead pit production
Sept. 30, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced alarm over President The Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration is not saying whether the Los Alamos National Laboratory has met a legal requirement to produce "war reserve" plutonium pits needed to keep the U.S. nuclear warhead arsenal ready for deterrence or conflict.

Trump's Golden Dome triggers Putin's fears of U.S. space weapons
Sept. 30, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced alarm over President Trump's plan to deploy space weapons as part of a missile defense shield called Golden Dome and expressed concerns that the defenses will neutralize Moscow's offensive nuclear forces, according to Russian state media reports.

China's cyberattacks, electronic espionage subverting U.S. and its allies, report says
Sept. 29, 2025
China's aggressive and technically advanced cyberattacks, electronic espionage and information operations are strategic weapons targeting the United States, according to a major study by an intelligence contractor made public Monday.

Vietnamese turn over military ID cards of missing Americans amid criticism for overcharging Pentagon
Sept. 26, 2025
Vietnam's president this week hosted a meeting with war veterans that included the handover of military identity cards from two missing American service members to relatives with the help of a POW-MIA activist group.

Inside Trump's policy to prioritize advanced technologies
Sept. 25, 2025
President Trump adopted a new policy for aggressively developing advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum communications, according to a White House memorandum sent to all federal agencies on Monday.

Statewide Nevada government hack linked to advanced cybercriminals
Sept. 24, 2025
Two cybercriminal groups known for conducting sophisticated network hacking operations globally are key suspects in a major statewide ransomware attack that disrupted Nevada government computer operations earlier this month, according to cybersecurity experts.

House intelligence leader: Fired DIA chief mishandled Havana Syndrome cases
Sept. 23, 2025
The Pentagon's most senior intelligence official was dismissed last month for his handling of cases involving victims of the mysterious brain disorder known as Havana syndrome, said the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

U.S. sanctions Chinese spy balloon maker
Sept. 18, 2025
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security this week placed 32 foreign companies, including 23 in China, on its blacklist of sanctioned firms for activities that threaten America's security.

Trump order on NASA seeks to block China
Sept. 18, 2025
President Trump last month designated NASA and several other agencies as requiring national security protection based on their primary function of serving national security, including intelligence, counterintelligence and investigative work.

House intel chair seeks to reform 'disjointed' counterspy system
Sept. 17, 2025
Multiple U.S. counterintelligence agencies charged with neutralizing foreign spy operations lack focus, and the system needs major reform, said the chairman of the House intelligence oversight panel.

Rand Paul blocks Trump's nominee for State Department Middle East post
Sept. 15, 2025
President Trump's pick for a key State Department position in charge of Middle East policy is being held up in the Senate and will not be voted on Wednesday as part of a group of high-ranking nominees.

Rubio denounces Chinese plan for nature reserve near disputed South China Sea reef
Sept. 12, 2025
The United States rejected as destabilizing a Chinese government bid to gain control over a disputed South China Sea reef by setting up a nature preserve, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.

GAO: Military urged to re-add MIRV warheads to mitigate strategic missile modernization risks
Sept. 11, 2025
The U.S. military is planning to add multiple nuclear warheads to aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles to increase their deterrence firepower until the troubled Sentinel missile system can be deployed, Congress' Government Accountability Office disclosed in a report made public Wednesday.

China, Russia conduct first joint submarine patrol
Sept. 11, 2025
In an operation closely monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies, submarine forces from China and Russia conducted the first joint patrol in the western Pacific last month.

State Department official sentenced for selling secrets to China
Sept. 4, 2025
A State Department official was sentenced to four years in prison for selling secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Hot mic: Xi, Putin chat on medical transplants highlights concerns about forced organ harvesting
Sept. 4, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overheard candidly discussing medical advances for extending life -- a conversation that critics say highlights China's practice of brutally harvesting human organs from dissidents and prisoners.

Japan to host Army Typhon missiles for exercises
Sept. 4, 2025
The Army plans to deploy medium-range Typhon missiles to Japan for the first time during Marine Corps-led exercises later this month.

Xi dubs China 'unstoppable' as new ICBMs lead parade of advanced weapons
Sept. 3, 2025
China's military carried out a large-scale show of force Wednesday by brandishing its growing arsenal of high-tech arms, including missiles, tanks, warplanes and drones, during a World War II anniversary parade in Beijing.

U.S. allies skip World War II parade in Beijing featuring Putin, Kim/font>
Sept. 2, 2025
U.S. Ambassador David Perdue is expected to shun China's military parade Wednesday that marks the anniversary of the end of World War II.

NSA reveals new details of global cyberattacks by Chinese state-linked hackers
Sept. 1, 2025
Chinese hackers linked to Beijing's intelligence services are engaged in large-scale global cyberattacks against critical infrastructure, according to a joint international report from the National Security Agency and security services from nine other nations.

Chinese spies pose strongest threats to university research
Sept. 1, 2025
Chinese intelligence services are recruiting students, stealing American research and engaging in harassment of dissidents at U.S. universities, says a new report by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.

Treasury identifies hundreds of billions in likely Chinese money-laundering
Aug. 28, 2025
Chinese nationals engaged in extensive money-laundering operations in the U.S., moving a suspected $312 billion in illicit cash over the past five years, the Treasury Department revealed Thursday.

China to reveal new weapons at upcoming parade
Aug. 28, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Chinese coders accessed sensitive Pentagon data through Microsoft and blamed the Biden administration for the security lapse.

China to reveal new weapons at upcoming parade
Aug. 28, 2025
U.S. and allied intelligence agencies are set to closely monitor an upcoming military parade in Beijing where China's military is expected to show off new weapons.

Space Force launches X-37B space plane
Aug. 28, 2025
The Space Force on Thursday conducted the latest launch into space of the X-37B space plane, known formally as the orbital test vehicle.

Report calls for redeployment of aircraft-delivered U.S. nukes in South Korea
Aug. 27, 2025
Growing nuclear dangers from China and North Korea require Washington and Seoul to return battlefield nuclear weapons to South Korea, according to a think tank report.

DNI revokes clearance of former Biden intelligence chief
Aug. 21, 2025
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has revoked the security clearances of former White House National Security Council intelligence chief Maher Bitar, who as a congressional aide played a role in President Trump's 2020 impeachment.

First flight test of Air Force hypersonic cruise missile set
Aug. 21, 2025
The Air Force's new hypersonic attack cruise missile is slated for its first flight test this fall, according to Air Force budget documents.

Chinese illegal immigrant imprisoned for sending arms, military tech to North Korea
Aug. 19, 2025
A Chinese illegal immigrant in California was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for sending weapons and technology to North Korea in preparation for a surprise attack on the South, according to the Justice Department.

China opposing Trump's Golden Dome missile defense
Aug. 19, 2025
China is working against President Trump's Golden Dome plan for a nationwide strategic missile defense system covering the United States as destabilizing and threatening its large missile forces, an Air Force think tank report says.

Trump: Xi Jinping won't invade Taiwan while he's president
Aug. 16, 2025
President Trump said he was informed by Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Chinese military won't invade Taiwan during his time in office.

Putin sees summit with Trump as the end of Russia's international isolation
Aug. 15, 2025
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the summit with President Trump has ended Russia's international isolation and validated Moscow's claim that the war in Ukraine can be ended without Kyiv, according to a leading analyst of Russia affairs.

Rights report charges China with genocide, arbitrary killings, disappearances, religious repression
Aug. 14, 2025
China's communist government engaged in "genocide and crimes against humanity" involving minority and religious groups, according to the U.S. State Department's annual report on human rights.

North Korean network breached, say two hackers
Aug. 14, 2025
Two hackers identified by the code names Saber and cyber0rg published a recent report saying they had breached a North Korean hacker network, according to a report in the cybersecurity outlet Phrack.

Trump faulted for loosening AI chip sales to China
Aug. 14, 2025
Communist founder Vladimir Lenin once said: "The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them." That appears to be taking place in the Trump administration with the recent loosening of restrictions on selling advanced artificial intelligence microchips to China.

GM under fire in U.S. for battery deal with China; company listed in military restrictions
Aug. 12, 2025
General Motors is collaborating with a Chinese military company that supplies batteries used in People's Liberation Army submarines, a senior House leader said.

Two Chinese ships collide during harassment operation
Aug. 11, 2025
A Chinese warship collided with one of its coast guard vessels in the South China Sea on Monday as both ships pursued a Philippine coast guard vessel.

America's nuclear forces too weak against rising China-Russia alliance, report warns
July 29, 2025
America's current approach to strategic deterrence is not enough to protect the country from growing nuclear threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia and multiple warheads should be rapidly added to current missiles, according to a think tank report.

Hackers breach intelligence website used by CIA
July 24, 2025
Unidentified hackers recently compromised a major intelligence website used by the CIA and other agencies to submit details of sensitive contracts, according to the National Reconnaissance Office, the spy satellite service that runs the site.

NORAD scrambles jets to intercept Russian aircraft over Bering Sea near Alaska
July 23, 2025
Two Russian bombers and fighter escorts breached the American air defense zone near Alaska this week and were met by U.S fighters, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said.

Senate defense bill presses Air Force on keeping Minuteman III missiles active
July 22, 2025
The Pentagon will brief the Senate Armed Services Committee on keeping aging Minuteman III nuclear missiles active until the troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program is deployed, according to a committee report.

U.S. fires missile from new strike system during Australian exercise
July 21, 2025
The U.S. Army conducted the first live-firing of a new midrange capability missile system in the Pacific during large-scale military drills last week in northern Australia.

Merger of European-U.S. satellite companies raises fears of Chinese access to military communication
July 21, 2025
The proposed merger between European satellite service provider SES, a major Pentagon space contractor, and Virginia-based Intelsat is raising concerns because of SES's strategic partnership with a Chinese-state-linked satellite company, national security experts say.

Pentagon shifts focus to drone warfare to bolster American military power
July 18, 2025
Drone warfare is emerging as a central strategic tool in the Trump administration's plan to expand American military power.

U.S. Space Force preps in the Pacific
July 17, 2025
Hundreds of Space Force Guardians are holding the new service's largest ever military exercises in Hawaii this week, in drills aimed at preparing for "orbital warfare."

Rubio: Odds high Trump will meet with Chinese president
July 11, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after meeting with a senior Chinese official in Malaysia Friday that a summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely later this year.

Chinese-Russian bomber patrol a 'clear threat'
July 10, 2025
Chinese and Russian bombers that conducted a joint patrol near U.S. territory in November for the first time represented practice for conducting a strategic nuclear attack on the United States, according to a joint report by an Air Force think tank and a Japanese Defense Ministry think tank.

Two Chinese nationals, New York woman plead guilty to laundering over $90 million in drug money
July 8, 2025
Two Chinese nationals and a New York woman pleaded guilty this week to money laundering charges as part of a major Chinese drug operation, according to the Justice Department.

Beijing signals summit with Trump must include concessions on Taiwan
July 7, 2025
A presidential visit to China will hinge on U.S. concessions on Taiwan, according to a Chinese official who disclosed a key Beijing demand for a summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Marine commandant: Corps to focus on advanced weapons and contested logistics in prep for war
July 6, 2025
The Marine Corps recently unveiled its budget request for fiscal 2026 that calls for spending $57.2 billion on new aircraft, drones, advanced weapons and military technology for its readiness in the Indo-Pacific.

Air Force to fund Trump's Qatari presidential jet with ICBM money
July 4, 2025
The Air Force plans to use $400 million from the troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to refurbish a gifted Qatari 747 jet as an Air Force One replacement, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told Congress.

Vietnam charging millions for info on missing American soldiers, providing few answers
July 3, 2025
Vietnam is charging the Pentagon as much as $10,000 for a single-page document containing information on missing U.S. service members from the Vietnam War, according to a report by a POW advocacy group.

Air Force revives hypersonic missile
July 3, 2025
The Air Force is asking for $387 million in its current budget request to begin building the first of its version of a hypersonic missile system that has experienced several testing failures in the past.

Diplomacy still Trump priority on North Korean nukes, despite success of military action in Iran
July 1, 2025
The successful use of B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles to destroy nuclear facilities in Iran has not diminished the Trump administration's interest in diplomacy when it comes to North Korea, but the U.S. military action in the Middle East has likely bolstered the Kim Jong-un regime's view that its nuclear and missile programs are key to its survival.

Report: Drug cartels' fentanyl trafficking part of China's asymmetric war on United States
July 1, 2025
China is engaged in asymmetric warfare against the United States through covert support for fentanyl-trafficking drug cartels, according to an open-source intelligence report.

World Heath Organization fails to find COVID origin in latest probe
June 30, 2025
The World Health Organization said in a 78-page report released last week that it cannot pinpoint the cause of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, five years ago -- in part because of a lack of cooperation on the part of Chinese officials.

Air Force leaders reveal new details of growing military threat from China
Junes 27, 2025
China's military power is increasing rapidly with the deployment of advanced conventional and nuclear strike weapons that threaten the U.S. homeland and bases abroad, Air Force leaders told a Senate panel.

China analyst: B-2 raid to surge Chinese military intelligence collection on U.S. bombers
Junes 26, 2025
Communist China is expected to step up intelligence analysis of President Trump and U.S. military strike capabilities after the Pentagon's dispatch of B-2 bombers to Guam in a deception operation designed to keep the secrecy of Saturday's B-2 raid on Iran.

B-2, Tomahawk strikes on Iran send a warning to China, strengthen deterrence of a Taiwan attack
Junes 24, 2025
The unprecedented long-range bombing strike by the U.S. on Iran's nuclear plants, including sending decoy B-2 bombers to Guam, had the secondary impact of bolstering deterrence against a Chinese attack on Taiwan, China affairs analysts say.

China facing oil squeeze if Tehran shuts Strait of Hormuz choke point
Junes 23, 2025
China condemned the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities again Monday and plans United Nations diplomatic action together with Russia to further oppose the American strike and the Israel-Iran war, China's Foreign Ministry said.

FDA halts Biden-era program of sending Americans' DNA to China for genetic engineering
Junes 20, 2025
The Trump administration is halting companies from conducting clinical trials in China using Americans' DNA samples in a program authorized by the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration reported.

Changing face of war: Hegseth says Pentagon racing to expand use of small offensive drones
Junes 19, 2025
The U.S. military is investing heavily in military drones based on the battlefield successes by Ukraine and Israel using attack drones in remote strikes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress.

DHS warns smuggled Chinese jammers pose growing threat
Junes 17, 2025
Chinese technology companies are smuggling electronic warfare gear into the United States, posing a danger to civil aviation and public safety, the Department of Homeland Security said in a warning notice.

FBI intelligence links China to alleged interference in 2020 election
Junes 17, 2025
The FBI uncovered documents alleging China was linked to the production of fraudulent driver's licenses that were to be used for fake mail-in ballots supporting presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden in the 2020 election, Director Kash Patel said.

Ukraine's drone attacks spotlight U.S. bomber vulnerability to container-launched missiles
Junes 15, 2025
The stunning effectiveness of recent Israeli and Ukrainian attacks deep inside enemy territory using smuggled and disguised drones and missiles has raised sharp questions about the vulnerability of U.S. bases, ships and planes to weapons hidden in harmless-looking shipping containers, which may already be stashed on American soil.

Navy advances drone warfare capabilities as threat of conflict with China looms
Junes 10, 2025
The Navy and Marines are fielding advanced unmanned weapons in preparation for a potential future conflict with China that key service leaders told Congress on Tuesday poses a major threat to U.S. and allied security.

Third Chinese national charged in trafficking illicit biological material in Michigan
Junes 10, 2025
Federal authorities in Michigan have charged a third Chinese national with smuggling biological materials capable of causing diseases in humans, the Justice Department and FBI said.

China struggling with military reforms needed in time for Taiwan action
Junes 9, 2025
The People's Liberation Army failed to implement key military reforms needed to meet the goal of having enough firepower to take Taiwan by force in 2027, according to an Air Force think tank report.

Brain control warfare: China's bleeding-edge strategy for winning without firing a shot
Junes 6, 2025
The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once declared that subduing your enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. For China today, that goal is closer to being realized through new weaponry and capabilities that Beijing calls cognitive warfare.

Air Force chief reveals new details on future F-47 jet
June 5, 2025
Sen. Deb Fischer, chair of the Senate Armed Services Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin teased several new characteristics of the forthcoming F-47 advanced fighter jet in a recent social media post.

U.S. charges Chinese couple with smuggling fungus that could be 'potential agroterrorism weapon'
June 3, 2025
Sen. Deb Fischer, chair of the Senate Armed Services Two Chinese nationals were charged Tuesday with conspiracy to smuggle into the United States a fungus with potential use as a terror weapon against American agriculture, the U.S. attorney in Detroit announced in a statement.

North Korea sent 100 ballistic missiles to Russia along with 11,000 troops, report reveals
June 3, 2025
North Korea dispatched 11,000 troops to Russia for its war in Ukraine and supplied Moscow with at least 100 ballistic missiles and millions of rounds of artillery shells and rockets, according to an international intelligence report.

China accuses Hegseth of 'Cold War mentality,' says U.S. turning Pacific into 'powder keg'
June 1, 2025
Sen. Deb Fischer, chair of the Senate Armed Services China on Sunday accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of pushing a "Cold War mentality" and stoking "bloc confrontation" as tensions between the two global powers rose rapidly on multiple fronts.

Hegseth warns of devastating impact if China attacks Taiwan
May 30, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sounded the alarm on Chinese military plans to attack Taiwan and said any assault on the island democracy would have devastating consequences.

State Department begins revoking Chinese student visas over security concerns
May 29, 2025
The State Department has begun to "aggressively" revoke visas for hundreds of thousands of Chinese students in the United States over concerns the communist nation is using the students to steal U.S. technology.

Air Force think tank warns Chinese space attacks are difficult to deter
May 29, 2025
China's military is expected to conduct attacks on U.S. satellites and their support structures during a future conflict and such attacks will be difficult to deter, according to a report by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, an Air Force think tank.

Congress warned of growing risk of war with China over Taiwan, urged to up defense posture now
May 16, 2025
The danger of war with China over Taiwan is increasing and the U.S. needs to be better prepared for the conflict, retired senior military officers and a former high-ranking diplomat told Congress.

Sen. Fischer: Pentagon needs special electromagnetic spectrum access for next-generation missile
May 15, 2025
Sen. Deb Fischer, chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, said this week that the Pentagon needs certain electromagnetic bands for building an effective missile defense system.

Strategic nuclear collaboration by China, Russia, North Korea weakens U.S. deterrence
May 9, 2025
China, North Korea and Russia are rapidly expanding their nuclear forces and increasing joint strategic collaboration, undermining the U.S. ability to deter a nuclear war, according to senior Pentagon officials.

Treasury sanctions Chinese firms, ships for role in Iranian oil sales
May 8, 2025
The Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on several Chinese companies and other elements the department said are involved in buying millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil.

China at a 'rapid boil' for military action, admiral warns
May 5, 2025
Chinese forces are escalating preparations for a military attack against Taiwan in what the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command calls a "rapid boil."

State Dept. denies China takeover of reef near Philippines, calls unfurling of flag 'provocative'
May 1, 2025
China has not taken over a disputed islet near a key Philippines island despite a provocative Chinese coast guard operation last month to plant a flag on the reef, the State Department said.

China's military responds to Hegseth's warning about hypersonic missile threat to carriers
May 1, 2025
China's Defense Ministry recently praised the People's Liberation Army's development of hypersonic missiles that can effectively attack U.S. aircraft carriers.

Pentagon-funded research is boosting the Chinese military
April 29, 2025
American researchers funded by the Department of Defense have helped Chinese military companies despite U.S. sanctions and other legal restrictions on such use, a think tank report says.

U.S. missile destroyer transits Taiwan Strait in first passage since U.S.-China trade war
April 25, 2025
A Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait last week for the first time since the U.S.-China trade war erupted and was shadowed by Chinese military forces.

House intelligence leader favors greater Havana syndrome probe
April 24, 2025
Rep. Rick Crawford, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Wednesday he supports a new intelligence community investigation into brain injuries suffered by diplomatic and intelligence personnel dubbed Havana syndrome.

U.S. says China using AI to boost biological weapons research
April 22, 2025
China’s military continued work on biological and toxin research with potential military applications in 2024 and is using artificial intelligence as part of the effort, according to the State Department's annual arms compliance report.

China rejected U.S. appeals to stop satellite imagery support used in Houthi missile strikes
April 18, 2025
China rejected U.S. government appeals to halt satellite imagery support to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that they are using to target international shipping in the Red Sea, the State Department said.

DeepSeek is a 'profound threat' that collects Americans' data for China, House panel warns
April 17, 2025
The Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot DeepSeek poses a major national security threat to the United States through stealing Americans' personal data, according to a new report by a House panel on the Chinese Communist Party.

New Pentagon chairman: U.S. lacks ability to deter adversaries
April 15, 2025
The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned that the U.S. military is unable to deter China and other adversaries and called for urgent defense reforms.

China recruiting current, former U.S. government officials as spies
April 15, 2025
China is using consulting firms, headhunters and think tanks to aggressively recruit current and former U.S. officials as spies, a federal counterspy unit says.

Drug traffickers made $1.4 billion from fentanyl trade in 2024
April 11, 2025
Illegal production and distribution of deadly fentanyl netted traffickers an estimated $1.4 billion in 2024, most of which was funneled through U.S. banks, according to a Treasury Department financial report.

Admiral warns lawmakers of 'unprecedented aggression' by Chinese military near Taiwan
April 10, 2025
China's military forces are conducting large and aggressive activities near Taiwan that threaten U.S. and allied security, the commander of the Indo-Pacific Command told a Senate hearing Thursday.

Hegseth, Japanese leaders warn of 'severe' threats, tout defense upgrades as China concerns grow
March 30, 2025
TOKYO -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wrapped up a high-level meeting Sunday with a stark warning about "severe" security threats in the Asia-Pacific region and said the U.S.-Japan alliance would be critical to countering an aggressive communist China.

Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
March 29, 2025
IWO JIMA, Japan -- A handful of retired Marines -- all in their late 90s or over 100 -- joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.

U.S. sending high-tech missile system to the Philippines
March 27, 2025
MANILA -- The U.S. military is sending a new autonomous missile system and drone sea vessels to the Philippines amid growing tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea.

Hegseth: U.S. troops on Guam are the 'tip of the spear' for American power projection in Asia
March 27, 2025
Andersen Air Force Base, GUAM -- If war with China breaks out over Taiwan, this Guam outpost -- U.S. territory since 1899 -- would be a major target of Chinese missile strikes, according to the Pentagon.

Hegseth: U.S. power together with allies can deter the China threat
March 25, 2025
HONOLULU -- U.S. allies and partners in the Asia Pacific are key to countering the mounting threat posed by China and deterring a war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.

Senior Chinese general disappears in latest high-level political purge
March 25, 2025
HONOLULU -- One of the Chinese military's two most senior leaders has disappeared from public view. U.S. intelligence agencies think he is the latest victim of a political purge in the upper ranks of the People's Liberation Army, according to defense officials.

Defense secretary Hegseth arrives at Indo-Pacific Command
March 24, 2025
HONOLULU -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Hawaii on Monday for intelligence briefings and meetings with senior military officials at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command with a heavy emphasis on the threat posed by China.

Hegseth to make first visit to Asia as defense secretary this week
March 23, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth travels to Asia this week for meetings with allied leaders and American troops during his first overseas visit as the Pentagon's most senior civilian leader.

U.S. intel says China's Xi Jinping holds $1 billion in hidden wealth through family
March 20, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping has amassed more than $1 billion in assets through relatives, according to a U.S. intelligence report made public Thursday revealing "endemic" corruption at all levels of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.

Chinese military shows off Taiwan invasion barges
March 20, 2025
The People's Liberation Army has unveiled the first of what are expected to be as many as five special barges with bridges capable of overcoming minefields during a potential future invasion of Taiwan.

U.S. nuclear attack sub visits Australia
March 20, 2025
The advanced Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota deployed to the port of Perth, Australia, recently in a show of force under the agreement by Canberra to buy four of the submarines.

Trump strategy toward China: Head off drive for hegemony in the Asia-Pacific
March 19, 2025
The Trump administration is seeking to rebuild American military power while engaging with China to avoid a conflict in the near term, a review of strategy and policy statements says.

China says latest war games near Taiwan meant as protest to U.S. policy shift
March 17, 2025
China's military carried out large-scale military maneuvers near Taiwan on Monday that a government spokeswoman said were set in motion partly to protest a U.S. policy shift on the island's status.

FCC sets up new body to counter China security threats
March 14, 2025
The Federal Communications Commission is targeting Chinese cyberattacks and information operations by setting up a special national security group, the commission said in a statement.

Taiwan ministry denies tense diplomatic exchange with U.S. over Trump's China remarks
March 13, 2025
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that its foreign minister did not engage in an "intense" exchange with the unofficial U.S. ambassador to the island earlier this month, disputing a report in The Washington Times' Inside the Ring column.

State Department official arrested in secrets case was paid in Chinese money, FBI says
March 11, 2025
A State Department official arrested earlier this month and charged with providing secrets to unauthorized people received payments in Chinese money, according to an FBI affidavit.

China, Russia and Iran hold naval drills in Gulf of Oman
March 10, 2025
Chinese naval forces will join warships from Iran and Russia in a trilateral exercise near Iran this week, according to authorities from all three nations.

State attorneys general urge Congress to ban DeepSeek chatbot
March 7, 2025
Attorneys general from 21 states are urging Congress to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence application DeepSeek over spying concerns.

Trump shipbuilding initiative welcomed
March 6, 2025
President Trump's announcement Tuesday night that the White House is setting up a special office for U.S. shipbuilding is an urgently needed step to confront China, said retired Navy Capt. James E. Fanell, a former Pacific Fleet intelligence director.

Pentagon policy nominee says U.S. must act or risk losing war with China
March 4, 2025
The risk of war with China is real and the United States risks losing the conflict unless greater preparations are made, President Trump's pick for a key Pentagon policy post told a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

'Conservative realist' Pentagon nominee to face Senate grilling on China views
March 3, 2025
President Trump's pick to be the next undersecretary of defense for policy, a key position, will face off against senators during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination Tuesday.

House panel to probe Chinese threats to the U.S. homeland
Feb. 27, 2025
The House Homeland Security Committee is set to reveal new details of threats to the American homeland posed by China, the panel's chairman said Thursday.

China balks at Trump's call for defense cuts
Feb. 27, 2025
The Chinese government this week appeared to throw cold water on an Oval Office proposal by President Trump for nuclear arms talks with Moscow and Beijing, and an eventual halving of defense spending by all three nations.

Taiwan detains Chinese crew of ship linked to severed undersea cable
Feb. 25, 2025
Taiwan coast guard officials boarded a Chinese-owned freighter and detained its crew after an undersea cable near an outlying island was severed, Taipei authorities said Tuesday.

Trump signs executive order putting greater restrictions on Chinese purchases, investments in U.S.
Feb. 24, 2025
President Trump has ordered the federal government to strengthen measures against Chinese investments in the U.S. that pose national security dangers, in a sweeping policy directive.

Current Space Force plan just to compete with adversaries in space faulted
Feb. 20, 2025
The current Space Force policy of seeking to compete militarily with China to prevent a future space war has left America vulnerable to Beijing's control over the vital domain, according to a think tank report made public on Wednesday.

Senior Trump officials rally as pick for Pentagon policy post faces flak
Feb. 17, 2025
A political battle is underway over President Trump's nominee for the key post of undersecretary of defense for policy, with both the vice president and defense secretary voicing support for the key Pentagon pick.

Paparo strikes a sharper note in pushing for greater U.S. military preparedness
Feb. 14, 2025
The four-star admiral in charge of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is warning that China is preparing to attack Taiwan and the American military urgently needs to step up preparations for the conflict.

Satellite image shows China's PLA practicing attacks on U.S. electronic warfare aircraft, carriers
Feb. 14, 2025
Satellite images obtained last month from western China show the People's Liberation Army apparently practicing for attacks on U.S. electronic warfare planes and aircraft carriers, according to a private intelligence company.

Network of China-controlled ports a significant security threat, panel warns
Feb. 11, 2025
China's extensive network of commercial ports near the U.S. poses significant security threats, a panel of analysts told a House hearing on Tuesday.

Philippines issues warning of Chinese debris landing near coast
Feb. 10, 2025
China's military is set to launch a rocket or missile that could land close to the coast of the Philippines, a U.S. ally that in recent months has been engaged in a tense military standoff with Beijing.

U.S. bombers, Philippines jets fly over disputed shoal claimed by China
Feb. 7, 2025
Two Air Force B-1 bombers flew over a disputed South China Sea shoal together with Philippines jet fighters, in the new Trump administration's first show of force to China this week.

Chinese AI powered by U.S.-trained experts
Jan. 31, 2025
A survey of 52 senior Chinese scientists and officials engaged in artificial intelligence work reveals that more than 16 are former Microsoft and other U.S. tech company computer experts and about half studied at American universities.

Pentagon hires former Koch Foundation official despite Trump warning
Jan. 31, 2025
Conservatives watching Trump administration picks for policy positions are concerned the Defense Department has hired a former official linked to billionaire Charles Koch -- despite President Trump declaring that no one linked to Mr. Koch's Americans for Prosperity group is welcome in his administration.

U.S. urged to wage political warfare in China to counter Beijing's influence activities
Jan. 30, 2025
China is subverting the United States through multibillion-dollar influence campaigns and U.S. political warfare operations inside China are needed to counter the activities, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday.

Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard to face Senate grilling on past positions
Jan. 29, 2025
President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence is expected to face sharp questioning from Senate Democrats and Republicans during a Thursday confirmation hearing on her past positions supporting foreign adversaries and damaging intelligence disclosures.

China taking aim at U.S. states for subversion, new report warns
Jan. 29, 2025
The People's Republic of China is focused on subverting the United States through operations at the state and local level, and greater efforts are needed to counter the danger, according to a report made public Wednesday.

Once dismissed as unlikely, CIA now says COVID probably came from Chinese lab
Jan. 27, 2025
CIA analysts now believe the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic more than likely began inside China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, a position that health experts once dismissed as disinformation and a conspiracy theory.

Trump picks Brent Bozell, conservative media watchdog, to reform troubled U.S. media agency
Jan. 23, 2025
President Trump has selected a well-known conservative media watchdog to lead the troubled U.S. Agency for Global Media, the panel overseeing federal broadcasting and a target for political housecleaning.

Pentagon board completes study on use of strategic nuclear forces against hardened targets
Jan. 23, 2025
The Pentagon's Defense Science Board recently completed a study on how strategic nuclear forces will be used to blast deeply buried and hardened underground targets.

China working on unique sub-launched drone
Jan. 23, 2025
Two Chinese research institutes are developing drones launched from submarines capable of both underwater and aerial transit, according to a report in a Chinese scientific journal. The new submarine-launched drone is said to be part of Beijing's plan to counter U.S. military drone strikes -- both underwater and aerial -- in the early phases of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Pentagon swears in 32 new Trump appointees for top defense posts
Jan. 21, 2025
The Pentagon inducted 32 new Trump administration appointees for key defense positions, including many aides formerly working for national security committees on Capitol Hill or veterans of the previous Trump administration.

Trump blocks clearances for 51 ex-intelligence officials who questioned Biden laptop story
Jan. 21, 2025
President Trump issued 46 executive orders on his first day in office targeting national security issues, including the removal of any security clearances held by 51 former intelligence officials linked to election interference in the 2020 presidential campaign.

Trump picks ousted Space Force officer and anti-woke activist for senior Air Force post
Jan. 18, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to a senior civilian leadership post in the Air Force four years after he was fired for blowing the whistle on what he said were Marxist diversity policies in the military.

TikTok set for ban in U.S. under new law beginning Sunday
Jan. 16, 2025
The political battle over TikTok heads for a showdown this weekend when a law effectively banning the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. will go into effect unless the Supreme Court intervenes.

Ratcliffe to review CIA analysis on Havana Syndrome
Jan. 16, 2025
John Ratcliffe, CIA director-nominee, told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday that he will aggressively review CIA analysis on the mysterious conditions suffered by overseas intelligence personnel and whether they were by enemy-directed energy weapons.

Report reveals China's PLA information warfare posture
Jan. 16, 2025
China's People's Liberation Army is waging information warfare that is regarded as a key element of military power and crucial for battlefield combat, according to a report by an Air Force think tank.

Marco Rubio vows foreign policy focused on core U.S. interests if confirmed
Jan. 15, 2025
Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, told a confirmation hearing Wednesday that China poses the most significant threat to the U.S. and must be countered with new foreign and domestic policies.

FBI remotely deletes Chinese malware from thousands of U.S. computers in a court-approved cyber move
Jan. 14, 2025
The FBI and French authorities conducted an international operation to remotely delete Chinese malware used by Beijing-linked hackers to steal data from thousands of U.S., European, and Asian computer networks, the Justice Department disclosed on Tuesday.

Taiwan microchip giant stands in way of U.S. dominance; Trump opposes Biden subsidies
Jan. 12, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for the United States to become the world leader in advanced microchip production, an industry now dominated by Taiwan.

Two intelligence agencies now say energy weapons are possible cause of Havana Syndrome
Jan. 9, 2025
New information has led two U.S. intelligence agencies to alter their views on the cause of mysterious head injuries suffered by overseas government officials, and they now believe at least some of the cases may have been the result of enemy directed energy attacks, according to a new government report made public Friday.

Admiral: U.S. military in Pacific rapidly gearing up for war with China by 2027
Jan. 9, 2025
U.S. military forces in the Pacific are deploying large numbers of drone weapons and increasing overall force readiness in preparation for a potential 2027 war with China, according to the commander of the Indo-Pacific Command.

Report: Tesla Shanghai factory supplied by military-linked firms
Jan. 9, 2025
Tesla Motors, led by Elon Musk, operates a large car factory in Shanghai that is supplied by Chinese companies linked to the People's Liberation Army, according to a report in the online newsletter WireScreen.

U.S. completes nuclear gravity bomb upgrade
Jan. 9, 2025
The warplane-dropped nuclear gravity bomb known as the B61 has been fully modernized with a new precision guidance system, the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, announced this week.

Japanese organized-crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear material
Jan. 8, 2025
A Japanese national who federal authorities say is a key figure in Japan's organized crime group, known as Yakuza, pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York to conspiring to traffic in weapons-grade nuclear material in Asia, the Justice Department said.

Pentagon adds Chinese social media giant Tencent to list of military-tied companies
Jan. 7, 2025
The Pentagon added social media giant Tencent Holdings and battery maker CATL to its list of some 134 Chinese commercial entities identified as having links to the country's military.

Taiwan says Chinese-owned ship damaged undersea internet cable
Jan. 6, 2025
A Chinese-owned ship is being accused of damaging an undersea internet cable connecting Taiwan to outlying islands, according to reports from the region, following accusations of a similar cable-cutting incident by China in Europe's Baltic Sea just weeks ago.

Ex-CIA officer says agency covered up Havana syndrome attacks
Jan. 3, 2025
The medically retired CIA officer, identified only as "Alice" because of her past agency work in Africa, revealed that she still suffers debilitating injuries after hearing a strange sound in her home in 2021, resulting in what the federal government is vaguely describing as an "anomalous health incident," or AHI.

Chinese President Xi vows in speech to annex Taiwan
Jan. 3, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a New Year's Eve speech that China and Taiwan are "one family" and vowed to take control of the self-ruled island.