National Security - Page 2

U.S. Approves Sale of $11 Billion-Worth of Arms to Taiwan

The United States approved the sale of $11 billion-worth of arms to Taiwan on Wednesday in one of the largest weapons packages for the island. The deal prompted an angry backlash from China which continues to threaten the independent, democratic state on an almost daily basis.

AICHUNG, TAIWAN - JULY 12: Soldiers of the 58th Artillery Command stand guard next to the

Report: Chinese Military Exploiting U.S. Nuclear Research Partnerships

A report released on Wednesday by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce warned that China is exploiting joint nuclear research partnerships financed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and some of the sensitive technology China stole has found its way into the hands of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Researchers use mechanical arms to analyse fuel salt samples at the Wuwei campus of the Ch

Yemen’s Anti-Houthi Separatists Expand Territory, Threatening Houthi Control

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) of Yemen, a group of separatists who have largely been aligned with the internationally-recognized government of Yemen ever since it was deposed by Houthi insurgents in 2014, has marched its fighters into another province — taking more territory away from its erstwhile allies and stoking fears of a renewed civil war.

Yemenis members of the Sabahiha tribes of Lahj, who live along the strip between the south