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Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced Tuesday they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles. The move comes amid growing concern by the US and allies about China’s growing military assertiveness in the Pacific.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

Zelenskiy says Kremlin forces are trying to cover up evidence of atrocities – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

Ukraine update: US to send more javelins; Zelenskiy rebukes UN

The United States and allies are poised to announce new sanctions, including a ban on all new investments in Russia, to punish the Kremlin for alleged atrocities against civilians committed by its forces in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2022

US military leaders have tried calling Russian counterparts but calls not taken, raising fears of ‘sleepwalking’ into war

Lines of communication between top US Defense Department officials and their Russian counterparts have gone dark since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last month, placing the world’s two nuclear superpowers in jeopardy of mischaracterising each other’s troop movements and drilling with potentially disastrous consequences.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

GOP decries cost of Pentagon anti-extremism and diversity training - Roll Call

Republican senators criticized the Pentagon for the amount of time and money it's dedicated to diversity and anti-extremism training.

Roll Call · Feb 15, 2022

U.S. and Russian chiefs of staff held phone talks - Ifax

Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley held phone talks on Friday, Interfax news agency reported citing a Russian defence ministry statement.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Top US defense officials warn against ‘horrific’ Russian invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The United States’ top military and defense commanders on Friday added their voices to stark warnings that Russia may be about to invade Ukraine, while the president of the former Soviet Republic separately worked to calm his citizens, who have weathered years of Russian malfeasance and subterfuge.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 28, 2022

Ukraine conflict is ‘not inevitable’, Pentagon chief says

US officials call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the crisis, warning that war would be ‘horrific’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2022

'Horrific' destruction, casualties if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S.

If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, comparing this moment to the Cold War.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

Laura Ingraham accused of clapping ‘vindictively’ over vaccinated military chief’s Covid diagnosis

‘You can clap because he didn’t die, not because he got the virus,’ says The View host Joy Behar

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022