"The United States has been aware of Russia's pursuit of this sort of capability dating back years, but only recently have we been able to make a more precise assessment of their progress," said Mallory Stewart, State Department assistant secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability.
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"Although Russia would not be expected to vote for a resolution aimed at its own conduct, its response that it is 'against' putting nuclear weapons in space is just vague enough to not quite be reassuring," said Jessica West of Canada's Project Ploughshares.
The White House backed surveillance reauthorization that, despite a fresh record of routine abuses, expands security agencies' spying power, writes Kevin Gosztola.
By Kevin Gosztola
The Dissenter
On April 20, Edward Snowden declared, “America lost something important today and hardly anyo
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Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane explained why imposing secondary sanctions on China is important to thwarting Iran's aggression in the Middle East.