Politics should not determine location for US Space Command Former Sen. Ben Nelson February 5 Former President Donald Trump announced in August 2019 the creation of U.S. Space Command, watching with former Vice President Mike Pence and then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the command s flag is unfurled in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) Space is the next frontier and the most critical domain for near-peer competition with Russia and China. As a former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former chairman of the Strategic Forces subcommittee, I believe that the integrated mission of the U.S. Space Command is critical to our future security.
Identified bomber Anthony Warner killed in Nashville explosion
A 63-year-old man identified as the “bomber” who detonated a recreational vehicle (RV) packed with explosives
| 29 Dec 2020 4:07 AM GMT
WASHINGTON: A 63-year-old man identified as the bomber who detonated a recreational vehicle (RV) packed with explosives on Christmas morning in the US city of Nashville, was killed in the blast, authorities said. Anthony Warner is the bomber. He was present when the bomb went off, and he perished in the bombing, Xinhua news agency quoted US Attorney Don Cochran as saying at a news conference on Sunday.
DNA found on human remains in the wreckage matched Warner, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Director David Rausch said Sunday. The TBI was involved in testing the evidence.
US B-52 bombers threaten Iran for second time in three weeks
For the second time in three weeks, Washington has sent a pair of B-52 heavy bombers to the Persian Gulf in a provocative threat of military aggression against Iran.
The two B-52H Stratofortress bombers carried out a 36-hour round-trip flight from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. The previous deployment of the bombers, which are capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional weapons, was from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, meaning that both B-52 wings of the US Air Force Global Strike Command have conducted rehearsals for airstrikes against Iran.