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OTTAWA, June 15 (UPI) -- Groups launching a cyberattack on the United States or Canada have very little to lose, the U.S. deputy defense secretary said in Ottawa.
LOS ANGELES, April 28 (UPI) -- Shifting the U.S. defense posture while fighting wars on two fronts won't be an easy endeavor, U.S. defense officials said in Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- The most immediate threat facing the United States is the threat from ballistic missiles in the hands of regional actors, U.S. defense officials said in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. defense strategists are overhauling the way warfighters engage their enemies as the nature of warfare is changing with technology, defense officials said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- William Lynn's nomination by President Obama to be No. 2 at the Pentagon was confirmed by the full Senate Wednesday after a debate that revealed dramatically different perceptions about his record.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- William Lynn, whose nomination by President Obama to be No. 2 at the Pentagon is expected to be confirmed by the Senate this week, has recused himself from making decisions on six major defense programs that he lobbied on last year when he worked for giant defense contractor Raytheon. And the forest of ethics restrictions that will hedge around his decision-making authority is already leading some to question whether he will be able to effectively do his job.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he supports the nomination of William Lynn to serve as the deputy U.S. secretary of Defense.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- William Lynn, whose nomination as deputy secretary of defense will be considered Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee, may face questions about his record as the Pentagon's top budget manager under President Bill Clinton.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama named his picks for four top defense positions Thursday, continuing a pattern of choosing centrist Washington insiders from the Clinton era for his government's top posts.
WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court Monday left in place a lower-court ruling that upheld South Carolina's hefty regulations on abortion clinics.
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