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Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully detailed his nuclear priorities, he says he would make the U.S. less reliant on the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully detailed his nuclear priorities, he says he would make the U.S. less reliant on the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump's talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expanding his arsenal of spectacular, but hard to explain, claims about U.S. military might.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Air Force awards $13.3 billion contract for nuclear missiles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, which has operated continuously for half a century as a key part of the nuclear force.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Air Force awards $13.3 billion contract for nuclear missiles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, which has operated continuously for half a century as a key part of the nuclear force.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim that the bidding process was flawed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal

WASHINGTON (AP) — China likely plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in this decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US plans further troop reductions in Iraq by November

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, U.S. officials said Friday. The cut would be in line with President Donald Trump's repeated call to bring troops home and his reelection campaign pledge to end …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition

WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition

WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition

WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific power.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

In a future bomber force, old and ugly beats new and snazzy

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. (AP) — In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. strategic bombers, older and uglier sometimes beats newer and snazzier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

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