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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The new commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday he is certain North Korea could be "decisively" defeated in the event of an armed conflict.
South Korea and the United States Wednesday announced a new joint strategy to deal with nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction threats from North Korea.
Top U.S. and South Korean generals met Monday to plan a transition aimed at increasing Seoul's role in defending itself against the North, officials say.
Iranian hackers breached an unclassified U.S. Navy computer system providing email and an intranet service, U.S. officials said Friday.
The FBI Tuesday said subcontractor Aaron Alexis was the only gunman in the Navy Yard shootings that killed 12 people and there are no other suspects.
Bells tolled in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that led to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a limited military response to the Syrian regime's reported use of chemical weapons against civilians.
President Bashar Assad crossed a line "that anyone with a conscience should draw" by using chemical weapons on Syrians, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Speaker John Boehner said Saturday the U.S. House will consider President Barack Obama's request for authorization to carry out military action against Syria.
President Barack Obama Saturday reviewed "potential options" for a U.S. and international response to use of chemical weapons in Syria, the White House said.
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