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Obama hails Nunn, Lugar efforts to secure nukes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats - including terrorists who seek to gain

Navy secretary supports upgrading Marine's medal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is recommending the Defense Department upgrade a fallen San Diego Marine's Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor. Mabus told reporters at an unrelated Navy Cross ceremony at Camp Pendleton on Monday that he has recommended that Defense Secretary

US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may be readying those weapons and

US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

Risk is at heart of debate on troop withdrawal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The debate over how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014 comes down to risky business. There is a risk that leaving too few troops after 2014 would stop or stall the already slow development of the

Obama defense pick could come sooner than expected

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By BEN FELLER and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama could name his next defense secretary in December, far sooner than expected and perhaps in a high-powered package announcement with his choice for secretary of state, several senior administration officials

Obama defense pick could come sooner than expected

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

Barak: UN vote on Palestinians not a big move

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says the Palestinian push for recognition by the United Nations is a bad move, but he also calls it a symbolic act that will have no major impact on any aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Several key countries, including France,

Panetta: Post-2014 Afghan effort to be substantial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. intends to wage a counterterrorism campaign inside Afghanistan even after the main U.S. combat force leaves in 2014 in order to prevent al-Qaida from fulfilling its ambition to re-establish a sanctuary there, Defense

Senate backs quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting. The strong bipartisan vote of 62-33 sends a clear message to