#What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

#What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

As a part of a $1 billion aid package, the United States announced that it is sending depleted anti-tank munitions to Ukraine to help Zelensky’s troops fend off Russian tanks.  The armor-piercing rounds first developed during the Cold War by the U.S. will be fired from 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks that are planned to be…

Read More
#Biden-Tuberville feud deepens with Space Command decision

#Biden-Tuberville feud deepens with Space Command decision

An increasingly bitter feud between Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and the Biden administration deepened this week after the White House nixed former President Trump’s decision to move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.  The decision enraged the Alabama delegation, including Tuberville, who had already earned the scorn of the White House and Pentagon with an…

Read More
#White House reignites GOP criticism with Afghanistan review

#White House reignites GOP criticism with Afghanistan review

The White House reignited criticism over its handling of the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan on Thursday when it released a 12-page review of the decision-making process that largely blamed the Trump administration for limiting President Biden’s options upon taking office. Republicans took issue with the White House’s characterization, and with comments from national security…

Read More
#Pentagon turns over Afghanistan withdrawal reviews to Congress

#Pentagon turns over Afghanistan withdrawal reviews to Congress

The Pentagon on Thursday provided Congress with reviews examining the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021, with the White House offering its own unclassified outline defending the decisions surrounding the exit. Agencies within the State Department and Pentagon involved in the withdrawal have conducted after-action reviews of the effort over the past…

Read More
#Kirby: Tuberville’s hold on Pentagon nominees ‘could absolutely have an effect on military readiness’

#Kirby: Tuberville’s hold on Pentagon nominees ‘could absolutely have an effect on military readiness’

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on over 160 Pentagon nominees over abortion policies could have an impact on U.S. military readiness. “If it goes on too long, it could absolutely have an effect on military readiness around the world,” Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. Tuberville has held…

Read More