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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announces the Trump administration's plan to create the U.S. Space Force by 2020 during a speech at the Pentagon August 9, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Security Brief: What Trump’s Space Force Will and Won’t Do; U.S. Sanctions Rattle Markets, Allies
Catch up on everything you need to know about Trump’s Space Force, the impact of powerful new White House sanctions on Russia, Turkey and Iran, an interview with U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel, and more.
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Flag draped transfer cases with the remains of American soldiers repatriated from North Korea are seen during a ceremony after arriving to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 1, 2018. RONEN ZILBERMAN/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Korean War Remains ‘Believed to be American’; Cutting Deals with al Qaeda
Catch up on everything you need to know about the credibility of the Korean War remains turned over by North Korea, deal-making with al Qaeda in Yemen, Russia’s proposal to cooperate with the United States on rebuilding Syria, and more.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks to the media prior to hosting an Honor Cordon for His Excellency Yusuf bin Alawi, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Security Brief: No, Trump is not about to order a strike on Iran; U.S. may return to North Korea to look for more war remains; Mattis vs the First Amendment
Catch up on everything you need to know about the false reports that Trump is about to order a strike against Iran, North Korea returning Korean War dead, and the Secretary of Defense’s response to reports the Pentagon is denying media access.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gives a joint press statement at Hofburg Palace on July 4, 2018 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Michael Gruber/Getty Images) Security Brief: ‘Consequences’ for Iran; The world after Helsinki; Q&A with the Air Force’s top weapons buyer
Catch up on everything you need to know about Trump’s tweeted threat against Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the fallout from the Helsinki summit, the Air Force’s plan to invest in hypersonic weapons, and other top news.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects Sindo county in a recently released, undated photo. STR/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: North Korea Exploits Diplomatic Opening; Trump Administration Divided
North Korea appears to be stepping up clandestine fuel and missile production.
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Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listen to him give remarks as they gathered in front of the AK Party headquarters on June 25, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey. Mustafa Kirazli/Getty Images Security Brief: Fight Brewing Over Turkish F-35; Trump Backs Space Force
Trump is headed for a collision with Congress and military leaders after backing space force.
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South Korean activists hold placards showing images of the Trump-Kim summit and a South Korea-U.S. joint military drill during a rally to demand a halt to the Ulchi Freedom Guardian military exercise, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on June 15. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images) Security Brief: North Korea Summit Aftermath; Cyber Authorities
The real work of implementing the agreement quickly spun up after the summit.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at a press briefing June 11, 2018 in Singapore. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Security Brief: Trump Set to Meet Kim; What to Expect in Singapore
Trump administration officials are downplaying the possibility of a breakthrough agreement.
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President Donald Trump stands with Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, on the South Lawn of the White House on June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images Security Brief: North Korea Summit Back On; End of the Korean War?
American and North Korean diplomats scramble to make arrangements for June 12 summit.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting on May 26, 2018 in Panmunjom, North Korea. Photo by South Korean Presidential Blue House via Getty Images Security Brief: North Korea Diplomacy Kicks Into High Gear
The Trump administration appears to be trying to salvage a summit set for June 12.
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President Donald Trump walks with three Americans released from North Korea, Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Tony Kim at Joint Base Andrews on May 9, 2018 in Maryland. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Security Brief: Trump Has Second Thoughts on DPRK; Pompeo’s ‘Plan B’ for Iran
Trump is quizzing his South Korean counterpart on North Korean intentions.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks across as the tarmac as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to greet American detainees Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul that were freed by North Korea. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Unclear U.S. Demands on North Korea; Iran Deal Fall Out
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provides security guarantees to Pyongyang but struggles to articulate American demands.
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CIA director nominee Gina Haspel attends the ceremonial swearing-in of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department on May 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Haspel Nomination Fight, Iran Deal Deadline Looms
Gina Haspel wanted to withdraw her nomination before the White House prevailed upon her.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are in talks during the Inter-Korean Summit on April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Photo by Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images Security Brief: Trump Admin Drives Hard Line on Korea; Details on Kim’s Offer
After a historic summit light on details, White House reiterates tough demands for North Korean denuclearization.
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People walk past a television news screen showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2018. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Kim Pledges to Halt Testing; Macron Comes to Washington
Public posturing begins ahead of planned summit.
