Funding for mental health research yielding results
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DefenceTalkResearch advances in mental health and care provided for Soldiers is light years ahead of what it was during the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the director of Army Medical Command told Congress. Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Army surgeon general, testified at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee on Mental […]https://www.defencetalk.com/funding-for-mental-health-research-yielding-results-47459/
North v South: military strengths on the Korean peninsula
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s army says it has approved plans for nuclear attacks on US targets, the latest in a series of apocalyptic threats that have sent tensions soaring on the divided Korean peninsula. Many analysts say the North’s rhetoric is for internal consumption, intended to bolster the authority of young leader Kim Jong-Un over the powerful […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-v-south-military-strengths-on-the-korean-peninsula-47377/
North Korea moves missile after warning of nuclear strike
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea has moved a medium-range missile to its east coast, South Korea said Thursday as the United States strengthened its Pacific missile defences amid intensifying threats from Pyongyang. Seoul’s defence minister Kim Kwan-Jin said the missile could reach a “considerable distance” but not the US mainland. “It could be aimed at test-firing or military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-moves-missile-after-warning-of-nuclear-strike-47375/
US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory
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DefenceTalkSoaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at times, almost appeared to be purposefully goading […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-strategy-takes-korean-crisis-into-new-territory-47323/
White House: no Patriot missiles in Syria
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DefenceTalkThe White House said Tuesday that NATO would not provide Patriot missile batteries to protect rebel strongholds in Syria, following a request from opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib. Khatib asked for an extension of the umbrella provided by Patriot positions on the Turkish border designed to intercept any missiles fired from the Syrian side, as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-no-patriot-missiles-in-syria-47281/
‘Combat-ready’ North Korea threatens US mainland, Hawaii
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s military has put rocket units on a war footing with a fresh threat to strike US targets as well as South Korea, as Washington said it was ready to respond to “any contingency”. The move came as South Korea on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the sinking of its naval vessel “Cheonan” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/combat-ready-north-korea-threatens-us-mainland-hawaii-47279/
Turkey awaits ‘historic’ ceasefire call by Kurdish rebel chief
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DefenceTalkJailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a “historic” ceasefire on Thursday, raising expectations for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives. The widely anticipated ceasefire call is to come in a letter penned by the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-awaits-historic-ceasefire-call-by-kurdish-rebel-chief-47231/
Chad joins African force in Mali
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DefenceTalkChad’s 2,000-strong contingent in Mali, which has played a leading part in the fight against militants, on Saturday officially joined the regional African force deployed there. “As of today, our Chadian brothers who are fighting to liberate Mali are joining AFISMA,” Ivorian army chief Soumaila Bakayoko, whose country currently chairs the regional bloc ECOWAS, told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chad-joins-african-force-in-mali-47097/
US buries two Civil War sailors , 151 years later
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DefenceTalkThe remains of two sailors who died aboard a famed US Civil War ship were buried with full military honors on Friday, 151 years after their groundbreaking vessel fought a crucial battle. The skeletons of the unidentified crew members were recovered in 2002 off the coast of North Carolina, where the Union’s USS Monitor went […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-buries-two-civil-war-sailors-151-years-later-47099/
US wasted billions in Iraq with few results: inspector
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DefenceTalkAfter invading Iraq ten years ago, the United States spent $60 billion on a vast reconstruction effort that left behind few successes and a litany of failures, an auditor’s report said Wednesday. The ambitious plan to transform the country after the fall of Saddam Hussein has been marked by half-finished projects and crushed expectations, according […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-wasted-billions-in-iraq-with-few-results-inspector-47072/