Breaking News: U.S. National Security

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TikTok Canada was ordered to dissolve their operations over national security concerns. ...

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Local authorities around the nation are taking precautionary security measures to withstand potential violence and other nightmare scenarios on Election Day and following days. ...

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In a memo from the White House yesterday, the Biden administration is urging government agencies, namely the Pentagon and other intelligence agencies, to adopt artificial intelligence. ...

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Survey data show immigrants are more willing to fight for United States and Canada than native-born citizens, according to an analysis led by the University of Utah. An all-volunteer military depends on a constant influx of recruits, yet the U.S. armed services have struggled to meet recruitment goals, raising serious questions about military readiness in an increasingly turbulent world. The new research suggests residents who weren’t born in the United States maybe an important, but overlooked source of potential soldiers and sailors.

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce® Program is hosting the 10th edition of its annual competition, aimed at fostering cybersecurity talent.

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NATO said the exercise, dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” will run for two weeks and is a routine exercise that happens every October. ...

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Esteemed journalist Frank Sesno to Emcee November 13 ceremony in Washington, D.C. ...

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Aaronson argues that AI nationalist policies in one country can make it harder for firms in another country to develop AI. ...

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The University of Texas at El Paso announced new collaborations with the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency that support research and training to strengthen the nation’s leadership in semiconductor, or microchips, technology.

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American citizens around the nation are pausing this morning to remember the victims of September 11th terror attacks. ...

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil today announced that the 2024 John S. Foster, Jr. Medal is awarded to Franklin Miller, a principal at The Scowcroft Group. The ninth recipient of the prestigious Foster Award, Miller is recognized for his exceptional and inspirational career dedicated to national security, defense policy and international relations. Miller will be honored at a ceremony in Livermore on Oct. 30.

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An international collaboration to protect the world from nuclear threats got a boost in 2023 when a visiting researcher brought an understudied plutonium processing chemistry method to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for hands-on research. “It’s not trivial to bring an outside researcher to PNNL and get them working in a glove box,” said PNNL nuclear forensics scientist and technical group leader Dave Meier.

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U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, holding rare talks with the leader in sign that the U.S. and China may be working closer towards... ...

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Scientists have developed a way to detect tiny amounts of hard-to-detect explosives more than eight feet away.

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Researchers outline dangers of developing AI-powered autonomous weapons

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Argonne clean-energy projects are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Projects build on Argonne’s leading role in decarbonizing the U.S. economy.

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Illinois Grainger Engineering physics professor Brian DeMarco stood on stage in Chicago on Tuesday when Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the new federal- and state-funded Quantum Proving Ground (QPG), which promises to combine scientific rigor with industry and academic expertise to design the future of quantum computing.

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A national security expert at GW shares his thoughts on some of the most pressing national security challenges the next U.S. president will have to face. ...

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Recent events have brought the issue of assassination attempts on Donald Trump into sharp focus. These incidents have significant implications for national security and the political landscape.