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The Outspoken CEO Behind the World’s Fastest-Growing Arms Maker
[ad_1] Earlier this year, Armin Papperger opened a new factory that will allow his company to produce more of an essential caliber of artillery…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of security talks with South Korean officials
[ad_1] U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally…
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Trump Tells Asia Allies: It’s Your Turn to Boost Military Spending
[ad_1] GYEONGJU, South Korea—Amid the pageantry and backslapping, President Trump’s weeklong Asian swing drew attention to a sour point for allies: The U.S. demand…
Business
Fail fast, fight smarter: Silicon Valley’s startup mentality is rewiring the Pentagon | Fortune
[ad_1] Long known for its massive scale and bureaucratic complexity, the Pentagon is slowly transforming itself into a more streamlined organization, much like a…
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As Russian Aggression Turns West, Poland Says It’s Ready
[ad_1] By Thomas Grove and Karolina Jeznach | Photography by Maciek Nabrdalik for WSJ WARSAW—For more than a decade, Poland has prepared for the…
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Opinion | Pacific Allies Need U.S. Support
[ad_1] By Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer We set out across the Indo-Pacific in August to assess U.S. military readiness and consult with allies.…
Politics
$500 million to paint the border wall? 5 of Trump’s strangest, most expensive vanity projects
[ad_1] It’s been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital. But while the crime crackdown has…
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Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — Republican presidential candidates delivered a smattering of false and misleading claims at the first debate of the 2024 election – though…
Politics
McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week ‘win or lose’ | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made…
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Biden and McCarthy lean on holdouts in both parties to pass debt ceiling deal | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that…
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Biden to highlight US-Canadian unity in first presidential trip to Ottawa | CNN Politics
[ad_1] Ottawa, Canada CNN — President Joe Biden will make a long-awaited trip to America’s northern neighbor Thursday evening, a 24-hour whirlwind visit where…
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China to increase defense spending 7.2%, sets economic growth target of ‘around 5%’ for 2023 | CNN Business
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN — China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks to revive the…
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Russia’s economy is hurting despite Putin’s bluster | CNN Business
[ad_1] London CNN — When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago, Western countries hit back with unprecedented sanctions to punish…
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Why Germany is struggling to stomach the idea of sending tanks to Ukraine | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — The past 12 months has forced European leaders to seriously rethink their approach to national security. If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
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GOP leaders scramble to secure vote for House rules package | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — The House is expected to vote Monday evening on the rules package for the 118th Congress, in what will mark the…
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Congress faces time crunch on government funding and sweeping defense policy bill | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try to fund the government and pass a sweeping defense policy bill before a…