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Nationalizing 5G Is the Wrong Way for the US to Compete With China

The Department of Defense appears to be making an unpopular move to develop a national 5G network, an idea that seemed dead on arrival following near-universal opposition in 2019. Among those opponents is President Donald Trump. On the surface, the idea may seem admirable: a secure 5G network to compete with China. China is undoubtedly a huge problem when it…

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‘I Give Up’: Journalists Try To Make Sense Of Conan The Hero Dog’s Gender

Shelby Talcott  Journalists are sharing their confusion after multiple reports went back and forth labeling Conan the hero dog as both a boy and a girl dog. Conan, a Belgian Malinois, participated in the October raid that left Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead. The dog was wounded in the two-hour long raid but recovered….

New Acting Defense Secretary Vows To Advance President’s Agenda
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New Acting Defense Secretary Vows To Advance President’s Agenda

Hanna Bogorowski Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan replaced James Mattis in the Pentagon role late Monday and vowed to work with President Donald Trump to advance his agenda, a task Mattis professed in his resignation letter to no longer being able to do. Trump announced the leadership change Dec. 23, just three days after…

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‘We Don’t Execute Policy Based On A Tweet:’ Pentagon Yet To Receive Trump’s Transgender Ban Order

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The Department of Defense has yet to receive formal guidance from the White House following President Donald Trump’s Wednesday tweets claiming that transgenders will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, according to Pentagon Chief Spokesman Dana White. “The Department of Defense is awaiting formal guidance from the…

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Rocket Scientist Thinks Pentagon Can Win A War In Space With These 5 Weapons

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The U.S. military needs to prepare for combat in outer space to win the wars of the future, according to a major rocket scientist. The military awarded a major contract to build an unmanned space plane, the XS-1, to Boeing Wednesday. The XS-1 will help ensure the U.S. military’s…

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Pentagon Plans First Intercept Test For Eventual North Korean ICBM

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Pentagon is reportedly planning to practice shooting down long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) like the one that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un hopes to field. North Korea’s ballistic missile program is progressing faster than expected, and the Department of Defense is investing in improved missile defense…

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Military Will Have A Hypersonic Spaceplane By 2020 [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Boeing to conduct design and build the military’s next hypersonic spaceplane, according to an announcement Wednesday. The unmanned Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) can lift a payload into orbit and return to Earth to land on a runway. DARPA hopes…

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Trump’s Decision To Arm The Kurds Sure To Anger Key NATO Ally

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read President Donald Trump authorized the Department of Defense to arm Syrian Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State on Monday, a decision which is likely to anger Turkey, a another key ally in the fight. Kurdish forces within the Syrian Democratic Forces will now have access…