Pentagon says it created more hoops to jump through on AI weapons to calm fears it was 'building killer robots in the basement'

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Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with specialized software and sensors fly during the Technical Concept Experiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 19, 2024.
Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with specialized software and sensors fly during the Technical Concept Experiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 19, 2024.

Michael Walls, Navy

One of the most well-funded federal agencies has lost track of billions of dollars worth of military aid

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Fox News ran a conspiratorial segment saying the Pentagon wanted to use Taylor Swift as a psy-op

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A screenshot from Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News on January 9, 2024, showing Watters, a guest, and a still of Taylor Swift, with the chyron:
A still from "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News on January 9, 2024.

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The Pentagon's second-in-command didn't know Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized when she took over his duties

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.

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The Pentagon chief has been hospitalized for days, and no one said anything until just now

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lloyd austin shangri-la dialogue 2023

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House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery

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Confederate Memorial
The elaborately designed monument in Arlington National Cemetery offers a mythologized vision of the Confederacy.

Arlington National Cemetery

A US warship and multiple commercial vessels in the Red Sea were attacked near Yemen, a potential escalation of the Mideast conflict

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney seen in Souda Bay, Greece.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney seen in Souda Bay, Greece.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/US Navy via AP

Tommy Tuberville moves the goalposts on his military blockade, signaling he's tired of running defense for his unprecedented move

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Tommy Tuberville
Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

US MQ-9 Reaper spy drones patroling Gaza's sky to search for hostages held by Hamas, says Pentagon

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MQ-9 Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado

A marine general collapsed after complaining of unsustainable work, as Tommy Tuberville blocks new military appointments

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Marine Gen. Eric Smith at the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Gen. Eric Smith testifying during the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to lead the US Marine Corps, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill.

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