Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) David Mencer, the spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, has said that Operation ‘Roaring Lion’ launched by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and US against Iran is making “great progress” as the conflict entered its sixth day on Friday. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Mencer said that Iranian ballistic missile sites, which were a threat to Israel and other countries in the region, have been destroyed. The IDF, Mencer told IANS, is now moving to the second…
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Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to immediately stop using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, escalating a public clash over the military use of advanced AI systems.“THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said the company had made a “DISASTROUS MISTAKE” by trying to “STRONG-ARM the Depart…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Two top American Senators have written to the Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking details on vulnerabilities in America’s pharmaceutical supply chain, warning that heavy reliance on foreign sources — particularly Communist China and India — could threaten military readiness and national security.The letter, sent by the US Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand, asks the Department to outline how it …
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) US-based AI company Anthropic is in the middle of a deeper controversy as the Pentagon (now called the Department of War) is reportedly considering to snap its ties with Dario Amodei-run firm over its insistence on “maintaining some limitations” on how the US military uses its AI models.Anthropic’s AI model Claude was reportedly used in the US military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (through its partnership with AI software f…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump and his Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the administration is reasserting US military deterrence, citing strikes, deployments and aggressive action against drug traffickers and pirates.Hegseth said, “At the Department of War that meant reestablishing deterrence.” He argued conflicts such as Afghanistan, Ukraine and the October 7 attack in Israel would not have occurred under Trump.He said the administration had sent a clear signal to adver…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) The United States has placed China and the Indo-Pacific at the center of its national security planning, warning that control of the region will determine global economic power and directly shape America’s security, freedom, and prosperity, according to the 2026 National Defense Strategy released by the Department of War.The strategy states that the Indo-Pacific “will soon make up more than half of the global economy,” making American access to the region a vital …
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and other cities, insisting that officers were acting “according to the law” and following long-standing protocols, even as protests and criticism mounted over the Trump administration’s mass deportation drive. Speaking to reporters in a White House driveway gaggle after a television appearance on Thursday, Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The United States must urgently adopt a coordinated national strategy to develop nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems if it hopes to stay ahead of China in emerging military technologies, according to a new commentary by top aerospace and defence executive Vivek Lall. In the article in National Review, Lall argues that while China publicly revealed its nuclear triad in September 2025, its faster and more consequential progress has been in what …
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The United States confirmed the seizure of two vessels in separate operations in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, including a Russian-linked tanker and a stateless “dark fleet” ship, as Washington intensified enforcement of sanctions targeting illicit oil trafficking in the Western Hemisphere. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday (local time) said the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, working in coordin…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth launched a month-long “Arsenal of Freedom Tour,” announcing a sweeping push to expand shipbuilding, overhaul defence procurement, and boost military power as the Trump administration seeks to reassert American strength and deterrence.Speaking at Newport News Shipyard in Virginia, Hegseth said the administration was prepared to move quickly with investments in the maritime industrial base, calling shipyard workers and service members c…