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Trump sows doubt over use of U.S. force to protect Gulf oil after 'very minor' ship attack impact

World Jun 19, 2019

Trump sows doubt over use of U.S. force to protect Gulf oil after 'very minor' ship attack impact

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to take military action to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb but left open whether he would back the use of force to protect Gulf oil supplies that Washington fears may be under threat by ...

U.S. preparing to sell over $2 billion in arms to Taiwan, testing China, say sources

Asia Pacific Jun 6, 2019

U.S. preparing to sell over $2 billion in arms to Taiwan, testing China, say sources

The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely to anger China as a trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates. An ...

U.S. to sell 34 advanced surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region

Asia Pacific Jun 4, 2019

U.S. to sell 34 advanced surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region

The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia. The drones would afford greater intelligence gathering ...

U.S. defense chief to meet Chinese counterpart during Singapore defense forum

Asia Pacific / Politics May 25, 2019

U.S. defense chief to meet Chinese counterpart during Singapore defense forum

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will meet China's defense minister at an Asia defense forum in Singapore, a senior U.S. defense official said Friday, at a time of strained relations between Beijing and Washington over trade and security. Tensions between China and the United ...

Acting U.S. defense chief hopes to help mend Japan-South Korea ties in first visit to Tokyo next month: sources

National May 15, 2019

Acting U.S. defense chief hopes to help mend Japan-South Korea ties in first visit to Tokyo next month: sources

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan plans to travel to Japan in early June, making his first visit to the country since taking up the post in January, sources familiar with the plan said Tuesday. Shanahan, whom President Donald Trump intends to nominate as his ...

U.S. to send deep-sea recovery ship to aid in finding crashed ASDF F-35A

National / Politics Apr 20, 2019

U.S. to send deep-sea recovery ship to aid in finding crashed ASDF F-35A

Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan agreed Friday to step up cooperation both in the search for an F-35A fighter that crashed off Aomori Prefecture and in the investigation into the cause of the accident. Iwaya and Shanahan reached the ...

U.S. to defend Japan from cyberattack under security pact

National / Politics Apr 20, 2019

U.S. to defend Japan from cyberattack under security pact

The foreign and defense chiefs of Japan and the United States confirm for the first time that Article 5 of the two countries’ security treaty could apply to cyberattacks against Japan.

Pentagon warns nations not to 'make it a mess' in space as U.S. studies India anti-satellite weapon test

Asia Pacific Mar 28, 2019

Pentagon warns nations not to 'make it a mess' in space as U.S. studies India anti-satellite weapon test

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has warned any nations contemplating anti-satellite weapons tests like the one India carried out Wednesday that they risk making a "mess" in space because of debris fields they can leave behind. Speaking to reporters in Florida during a visit ...

'We won't do cost plus 50,' Pentagon chief says, denying Trump plan for fivefold hike in Japan base costs

World / Politics Mar 15, 2019

'We won't do cost plus 50,' Pentagon chief says, denying Trump plan for fivefold hike in Japan base costs

Acting defense chief Patrick Shanahan says reports that Washington might demand Japan and other allies pay as much as five times more for hosting U.S. troops are “erroneous.”

Acting Pentagon chief makes surprise Iraq visit to reassure Baghdad after latest Trump remarks

World / Politics Feb 13, 2019

Acting Pentagon chief makes surprise Iraq visit to reassure Baghdad after latest Trump remarks

Acting U.S. defense chief Patrick Shanahan told Iraqi leaders that Washington understood its forces were in Iraq at Baghdad's invitation, aiming to steady relations after President Donald Trump said U.S. troops were needed to keep an eye on Iran. Shanahan met Prime Minister Adel Abdul ...

Japan and U.S. vow to cooperate on North Korea and in space and cyber domains

National / Politics Jan 17, 2019

Japan and U.S. vow to cooperate on North Korea and in space and cyber domains

The talks came a month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet adopted a new 10-year defense policy and five-year midterm defense buildup program.

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