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Homeland Security

Pakistan Expands Nuclear Materials Production Site: ISIS

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Monday, June 1st, 2009

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Islamabad May Be Moving To Create Thermonuclear Weapon Unneeded Pakistani Nuclear Actions May Fuel Arms Race With India Pakistan expanded a nuclear materials production site, apparently to upgrade its arsenal that includes nuclear-tipped missiles, according to a report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). The expansion was spotted by comparing commercial satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe with an earlier satellite picture of the site, according to report authors David Albright, Paul Brannan and Robert Kelley. Those improvements at…

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

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