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Ukrainian fighter trapped in Mariupol steel plant asks Elon Musk for help 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 1091
Finland to apply for Nato membership 'without delay' 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1049
Trump sought strike on top Iran military figure for political reasons - Esper book 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 4 1158
Army Creating Second Paratrooper Division as Service Forges New Identity for Arctic Troops 1 DashOneBravo May 2022 May 2022 0 1090
The Russian Frigate 'Admiral Makarov' Might Be The Juiciest Target In The Black Sea 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1632
U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say 2 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1111
Remains of World War II soldier to be buried in Virginia 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 3 910
Sweden says US has offered security guarantees if it applies to join Nato 1 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 3 1000
Hacking Russia was off-limits. The Ukraine war made it a free-for-all. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 9 1408
This website is creepy AF: Nukemap 7 Best_man23 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1737
Alexanda Kotey: IS 'Beatle' sentenced to life in US for murders in Syria 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1076
Finnish navy to train with Nato vessels in Archipelago Sea 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1111
Pence: "I'm not getting in that car" 8 LessAspin Apr 2022 Apr 2022 10 2568
The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped thwart Russia's attack on Kyiv 5 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1516
The nuclear missile next door 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1038
Global Times article hints at launch of 3rd Chinese aircraft carrier 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 998
Spate of suicides among sailors from same ship raises mental health concerns 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1179
US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 850
Split verdict in first-ever Air Force general military trial 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 977
SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month -- and the Pentagon . 1 sl8 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 1350
How a Mariupol steel plant became a holdout for the city's resistance 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 912
Army Picks Its Replacement for the M4 and SAW 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1279
US, Philippines agree to deepen defense cooperation 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1263
Sinking of Russian warship raises tense questions about fate of crew 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 13 1432
Pentagon to build nuclear microreactors to power far-flung bases 4 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1107
Iran confirms centrifuge workshop moved to underground site 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 871
Navy ousts commander of Fleet Readiness Center East 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1468
Air Force Now Offering Up to $50,000 Enlistment Bonuses for its Most Dangerous Jobs 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1131
Ukrainian fighter pilots in old jets take on better-equipped Russians 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1284
US nuclear aircraft carrier, Japan's MSDF conduct joint drill 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1011

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Mississippi Soldier Wounded In Africa Receives Purple Heart 0 DashOneBravo Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1112
Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 935
Navy Offers $25,000 to All Recruits to Ship Out Quickly 15 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 32 2966
US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships 4 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1297
Homeland Security Watchdog Omitted Damaging Findings From Reports 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1098
US arrests Japanese yakuza leader over alleged missiles-for-heroin plot 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 840
Navy, Marine Leaders See Ukraine Invasion as a Chance to Prepare for China 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 991
Taiwan conducts drills to prepare for possible Chinese attack on nuclear plant 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 862
Former NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison says U.S. could have better prepared for Russia's 13 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1937
Adm. Fagan Nominated as First Female USCG Commandant 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 960
Al-Qaida leader circulates video, dispels rumor of his death 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 846
Navy Gets Budget Bump But Fleet Would Shrink Under Biden Request 2 nitpicker Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1191
US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo 3 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1009
Navy aircraft crashes in Virginia waters; 1 dead, 2 injured 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Apr 2022 2 1144
Boeing Gets Out the Velcro to Patch over Another Glitch with the Air Force Tanker 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1076
Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 876
US Navy Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Christened 4 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1265
El Shafee Elsheikh: Opening statements in IS Beatle jihadist trial 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 867
Canada: Liberals launch negotiations to buy F-35 fighter jets 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 994
US, Philippine militaries begin major joint drills 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 961
A Little Masquerade: Russia's Evolving Employment of Maskirovka 3 Baked Potato Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1457
3 US Muslims sue over religious questioning by officers 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1094
Would Russia Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? - Modern War Institute 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1276
North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017 0 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 950
US Marines identify four dead in Norway plane crash 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1113
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 806
Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1177
North Korea fires multiple rocket launcher 1 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 951
President elect Yoon Seok-yeol wants MND building not the Blue House 0 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 922
Five Individuals Charged Variously with Stalking, Harassing, and Spying on U.S. Residents on Behalf 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1423

National Security & Defense Continued...

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TSA has investigated 3,800 mask-related incidents, issued $644,000 in fines 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 815
Conrad Wins US Navy Barge Building Contract 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 966
@StratcomCentre. Details of the new aid to Ukrainia announced earlier by POTUS 1 Budi Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1097
Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 972
Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1105
Virginia-Class Submarine Montana (SSN 794) Delivered to US Navy 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1278
CIA black site detainee served as training prop to teach interrogators torture techniques 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1015
North Korea Tested Components of New ICBM in February, March Launches, U.S. Officials Say 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 941
Former US official Philip Haney's death in California ruled suicide 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1255
IS confirms leader Qurayshi's death and names successor 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 926
Training for war at the Army War College 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1102
Sending UK-made, man portable Starstreak surface to air missiles to Ukrainian forces 6 Budi Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1438
'20th Hijacker' Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care 2 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1367
Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 801
A bit about NLAW weapon system for those who might be interested. 5 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 1504
Is there anyone in this group that would like to IM concerning Ukraine? 0 alittlelark Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1190
THE DANGEROUS ALLURE OF THE NO-FLY ZONE 3 Baked Potato Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1427
High court reverses decision allowing Muslims' FBI bias suit 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1162
Ericsson breached US deal over Iraq corruption probe 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1369
Open Source data 0 James48 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1111
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