US military – Page 6 – Asia Times

AT Finance, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Obvious – and less so – signs of impending new Korean War

by Danny Lam February 3, 2018

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US denies it’s mulling ‘bloody nose’ strategy for North Korea

by Asia Times staff February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A US Air Force missile maintenance team works on the upper section of a nuclear warhead-attached intercontinental ballistic missile. Photo: USAF / Airman John Parie via Reuters

Pentagon confirms it’s developing nuke cruise missile to counter similar Russian one

by Asia Times staff February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Air Force General Paul Selva, speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 2016. Photo: ReutersS/Gary Cameron

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US strike could destroy ‘most’ of N Korea’s missile infrastructure: General

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A US Marine exercises at the Shorab Military Camp in Lashkar Gah in the Afghan province of Helmand. Photo: AFP/Wakil Kohsar

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

US may limit use of ‘wearable electronics’ by troops as security threat

by Asia Times staff January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The late Stephen Bradner, with his wife Shin-ja. Photo: Courtesy Andrew Bradner

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Stephen Bradner: Ex-agent and silent voice behind US commanders in Korea

by Hank Morris January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller speaks during a discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, January 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

North Korea, Northeast Asia

US military must be ‘psyched’ for war with North Korea: Marine commander

by Asia Times staff January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

US sends mixed signals after Turkish move on Syrian Kurds

by Asia Times staff January 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: US Navy via AFP / Sean Castellano

China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

US issues first new National Defense Strategy in 10 years

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Thinking the unthinkable: nuclear war with North Korea

by Richard A. Bitzinger January 17, 2018

Photo: US Department of Defense via AFP

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US deploys 3 B-2 bombers to Guam

by Asia Times staff January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

North Korea fuels arms, missile, anti-missile race in region and beyond

by Peter J. Brown January 12, 2018February 18, 2020

US carrier strike group Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz transit the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 12, 2017. Anthony Rivera/US Navy via Reuters

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

US military reach in the Pacific dwindles long-term

by William Holland January 12, 2018

US Army soldiers take a defensive position in the desert, ready for any trouble that comes their way. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

Source: California Institute of Technology / Youtube screen grab

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Pentagon wants laser-powered bat drones

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan security forces keep watch at a check point close to the compound of Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. December 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

ISIS numbers growing fast near China’s New Silk Road, says Russia

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Source: US Military Videos By OpsLens / Youtube screen grab

US AI tech being paired with drones to hunt Middle East terrorists

by Asia Times staff December 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

How US can respond to Iranian missiles

by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2017December 17, 2017

South Korean officials watch television news channels showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on September 3, 2017. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam

Why South Korea again wants nukes of its own

by Frank Chen December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Depiction of fictional "slaughterbots." Source: Youtube screen grab / Stop Anonymous Weapons

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Pentagon wants tiny ‘kamikaze’ drones

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Lightning II aircraft participate in a training mission over South Korea. US Air Force via Reuters / Josh Rosales

North Korea, Northeast Asia

US F-35 fighters could help intercept N. Korean nukes

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flying over South Korea with US and South Korean fighter jets during a joint military drill this week. Photo: South Korean Defense Ministry via AFP

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US stealth bombers, fighters crowd skies over S. Korea as Moon says that peace still possible

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Demonstration of strength of an artificial muscle. Inspired by the folding power of origami, US researchers said November 27, 2017 they have crafted cheap, artificial muscles for robots that give them the power to lift up to 1,000 times their own weight. Photo: MIT CSAIL/Harvard Wyss Institute via AFP

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DARPA breakthrough: Military robots with muscle-like tissue

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

The case for bringing back atomic weapons to South Korea

by Todd Crowell November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Navy C-2A Greyhound prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean. Photo: US Navy via AFP

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

3 missing after C-2 cargo plane crashes off Japan in another mishap for US Navy

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

US Marines now have 16 F-35B fighters in Japan to counter N. Korea

by Asia Times staff November 18, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Russia, World

Russian hackers blunting US military’s tech edge: former US Navy Secretary

by Asia Times staff November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Never-ending war: Washington’s drug of choice

by Alfred McCoy November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

The USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and USS John C Stennis Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Photo: US Navy via Reuters/Stephen W Rowe

North Korea, Northeast Asia

Ominous sign? 7 US nuke aircraft carriers simultaneously underway as Trump visits Asia

by Asia Times staff November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former South Korean defense minister Song Young-moo greet troops at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea in this recent file shot. Photo: US Dept of Defense via AFP

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Pentagon: US ground invasion a must to take out North Korea nuke weapons

by Asia Times staff November 7, 2017February 18, 2020