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Experts call for sanctions on China’s violations on human rights in Xinjiang

Experts call for sanctions on China’s violations on human rights in Xinjiang

by Bing Xiao | Oct 17, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The Chinese government has instituted a far-reaching system of forced labor, requiring mass internment camp detainees and others to work in food and textile production and manufacturing as a part of global supply chains in the Xinjiang Uyghur...
50-Kilowatt Laser Will Be a ‘Game-Changer’ for the US army, Company Says

50-Kilowatt Laser Will Be a ‘Game-Changer’ for the US army, Company Says

by Niko Boskovic | Oct 17, 2019 | National Security

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military will incorporate the newest generation of solid-state fiber optic lasers as soon as 2021, according to officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. At the Annual AUSA Trade Show, a Northrop Grumman official confirmed that the company has been...
U.S. sanctions on Turkey pushing it closer to Russia, China, say experts

U.S. sanctions on Turkey pushing it closer to Russia, China, say experts

by Aishwarya Airy | Oct 15, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s decisions to withdraw from Syria and sanction Turkey as it invades northeastern Syria, abandon and betray both Turkey and the Kurds in Syria, a Middle East expert at the conservative Hudson Institute said Tuesday. Blaize Misztal...
As Trump sanctions Turkey, Russia moves in to fill the U.S. vacuum

As Trump sanctions Turkey, Russia moves in to fill the U.S. vacuum

by Aishwarya Airy | Oct 15, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, which led to imposing sanctions on Turkey after it invaded Syria to go after Kurdish fights “Makes no sense whatsoever,” a top National Security Council adviser in...
The Army is evaluating a knee brace that aims to make climbing effortless

The Army is evaluating a knee brace that aims to make climbing effortless

by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 15, 2019 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – A new exoskeleton that helps soldiers increase endurance in vertical terrain was positively assessed by soldiers in Fort Drum, New York, last year. Now, Lockheed Martin’s Exoskeleton Technologies is starting to upgrade the system to fit the...
U.N report reveals 30 civilian deaths by U.S. air strike of Afghanistan drug labs

U.N report reveals 30 civilian deaths by U.S. air strike of Afghanistan drug labs

by Aishwarya Airy | Oct 13, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – A U.S. airstrike on Taliban meth labs in Afghanistan that the UN said killed 30 civilians is an example of the military actions that lead some Afghanis to support the Taliban, a social activist from Afghanistan said Thursday. A UN report released...
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