Army Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies during his confirmation hearing in Washington
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee nominee hearing to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington on July 26, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, warns that a no-fly zone in Syria would be hard to achieve and might have little effect.
China shares U.S. concerns about North Korea and is working to prevent more provocations, Gen. Martin Dempsey, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said.
The United States and China should look at the long term when assessing their cooperative relationship, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.
China is "thoroughly opposed" to North Korea's nuclear test and asked all sides to urge that country to stop such tests, China's army chief said.
U.S. intelligence agencies are looking at whether Syria used small amounts of chemical weapons in its civil war, officials told The Wall Street Journal.
There's a need to build a better strategic relationship with South Korea given lingering security concerns, Japan's ambassador to South Korea said.
The U.S. Defense Department's intelligence arm indicated North Korea may be able to make a nuclear weapon deliverable by missile, a congressman revealed.
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