NPR: defense https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144735084 defense en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 22 May 2025 12:34:44 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: defense https://www.npr.org/tags/144735084/defense Biden Is Good News For Europe, But China Challenges Await Even as European Union leaders welcome more cordial U.S. relations, the trans-Atlantic partnership faces the tough test of handling China's expansion. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:58:51 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/939005408/biden-is-good-news-for-europe-but-china-challenges-await https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/939005408/biden-is-good-news-for-europe-but-china-challenges-await Even as European Union leaders welcome more cordial U.S. relations, the trans-Atlantic partnership faces the tough test of handling China's expansion.

]]> Frank Langfitt Trump 'Terminates' Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper Secretary Esper has kept a letter of resignation on hand since the summer, when he and the president disagreed over the use of active duty troops to put down street protests. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:01:11 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933105262/trump-terminates-secretary-of-defense-mark-esper https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933105262/trump-terminates-secretary-of-defense-mark-esper

Secretary Esper has kept a letter of resignation on hand since the summer, when he and the president disagreed over the use of active duty troops to put down street protests.

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]]> Tom Bowman Defense Secretary Esper Says U.S. Plans To Cut Troops In Germany By A Third The Pentagon is promising what President Trump declared in June would happen: Troops are to be moved out of Germany, which the president accuses of stiffing NATO. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:50:12 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896804140/defense-secretary-esper-says-u-s-plans-to-cut-troops-in-germany-by-a-third https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896804140/defense-secretary-esper-says-u-s-plans-to-cut-troops-in-germany-by-a-third

The Pentagon is promising what President Trump declared in June would happen: Troops are to be moved out of Germany, which the president accuses of stiffing NATO.

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]]> David Welna Opinion: The Problem With Trump's Wrecking Ball Approach To NATO The U.S. president publicly humiliated our most important allies and then said everything was great. We need positive, unifying leadership, writes a former U.S. Army Europe commander. Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:34:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628789350/opinion-the-problem-with-trumps-wrecking-ball-approach-to-nato https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628789350/opinion-the-problem-with-trumps-wrecking-ball-approach-to-nato

The U.S. president publicly humiliated our most important allies and then said everything was great. We need positive, unifying leadership, writes a former U.S. Army Europe commander.

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]]> Ben Hodges Blast Aboard Submarine A Blow To Indian Military Indian officials ruled out terrorism as a possible cause. The explosion was reminiscent of the blast aboard the Kursk in 2000 that killed 118 Russian sailors. Wed, 14 Aug 2013 11:07:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/08/14/211935832/blast-aboard-submarine-a-blow-to-indian-military https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/08/14/211935832/blast-aboard-submarine-a-blow-to-indian-military Indian officials ruled out terrorism as a possible cause. The explosion was reminiscent of the blast aboard the Kursk in 2000 that killed 118 Russian sailors.

]]> Krishnadev Calamur Decades-Old Nuclear Standoff Finally Ends ... With New Zealand A little-known, but longtime nuclear standoff ended this week when U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted a 26-year-old ban that kept New Zealand naval ships from docking at U.S. bases. The ban stems from New Zealand's nuclear-free policy that forbids U.S. nuclear ships into its ports. Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:20:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/09/22/161626156/decades-old-nuclear-standoff-finally-ends-with-new-zealand https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/09/22/161626156/decades-old-nuclear-standoff-finally-ends-with-new-zealand

A little-known, but longtime nuclear standoff ended this week when U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted a 26-year-old ban that kept New Zealand naval ships from docking at U.S. bases. The ban stems from New Zealand's nuclear-free policy that forbids U.S. nuclear ships into its ports.

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]]> Steve Mullis Obama: 'Military Will Be Leaner,' But Ready For All Threats Saying that "the size and structure of our military and defense budget have to be driven by a strategy — not the other way around," the president has unveiled his administration's new military strategy. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:15:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/01/05/144735035/obama-military-will-be-leaner-but-ready-for-all-threats https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/01/05/144735035/obama-military-will-be-leaner-but-ready-for-all-threats Saying that "the size and structure of our military and defense budget have to be driven by a strategy — not the other way around," the president has unveiled his administration's new military strategy.

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