Germany, France to deepen defense cooperation

(Reuters) – Germany and France agreed on Thursday to deepen military cooperation in areas ranging from satellites and missile defense to arms procurement, aiming to extract maximum value from shrinking defense budgets.

Hillary Clinton urges Kim Jong-un to take different course to his father

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged North Korea’s new leader to chart a different course than his father, saying he could become a transformative figure who steers his nation away from a dark history of starvation and oppression.

MDAA Alert! “Our Troops in Asia”

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Clinton-Panetta Discord

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States made contradictory statements about an unsettled bilateral issue, after emerging from a two-plus-two meeting in Washington, Thursday.

U.S. Sequestration Won’t Happen, Levin Predicts

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee chairman predicted June 14 that Congress will find a way to avoid automatic budget cuts in January that could hurt national security, but he added that any ultimate budget agreement won’t leave the U.S. Defense Department unscathed.