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- Space Force tasks a dozen companies for Golden Dome space-based interceptors
- President Trump should secure America’s nuclear future by taking weapons out of DoE
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- Three carriers operate in Middle East for first time since 2003: CENTCOM
- ‘Clear divide’ in military readiness for countries on NATO’s eastern flank: Report
- Pentagon’s Munitions Acceleration Council identifies 14 ‘critical’weapons for 2027
- ‘No longer theoretical’: Golden Dome czar touts first steps amid skepticism
- Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use on unclassified networks
- Department of Air Force picks bidders for nuclear microreactors, assigns locations
