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ANALYSIS - US Security State to Ensure Trump Fails to Improve Relations With Russia Over Next 2 Years

Trump to Meet Families of Americans Killed in Syria

US President Donald Trump announced Saturday a trip to the Dover air force base in Delaware to meet the families of who he described as four very special people who died serving the country

Moscow Describes New US Missile Defense Plans as Revival of Reagan-Era Star Wars Program

The new US Missile Defense Review prepared by Pentagon opens the way for the deployment of US striking power in space and leads to the revival of the Reagan-era Star Wars program at a higher technological level, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday

US Plans to Destroy Missiles Prior to Launch Dangerous - Russian Foreign Ministry

The idea voiced by the Pentagon to neutralize offensive missile threats prior to launch means a preventive strike, such logic has often brought the world to the brink of disaster, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday

Former US Envoy to Coalition to Defeat IS Says Turkey Not Reliable Partner in Syria

Former US Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to defeat the Islamic State (banned in Russia) terror group Brett McGurk said in a column on Friday that Turkey is not a reliable partner in Syria as the United States prepares to withdraw military forces from the country

Trump Did Not Consult Allies, Congress Before Deciding to Withdraw From Syria - Ex-Envoy

President Donald Trump did not seek consultations with allies or Congress before making the decision to withdraw troops from Syria, former US Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to defeat the Islamic State (banned in Russia) terror group Brett McGurk said in a column published on Friday

Pentagon Says Identified 3 Operation Inherent Resolve Casualties in Syria's Manbij Blast

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has identified three people involved in the country's Operation Inherent Resolve to fight the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) among the victims of the recent terror attack in Syria's Manbij, the Pentagon said in a press release on Friday

US Soldier Dies After Sustaining injuries in Combat Operation in Afghanistan - Pentagon

A US soldier has died after sustaining injuries in a combat operation earlier this month in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced in a press release on Friday

RPT: REVIEW - Trump Unveils Missile Defense Expansion Plan Amid Concerns Over Escalating Arms Race

US Claims on N.Korea Obtaining Russian Missile Defense Technology False - Russian Diplomat

REVIEW - Trump Unveils Missile Defense Expansion Plan Amid Concerns Over Escalating Arms Race

US Missile Plan Lets 'Uncontrollable' Patronage Network Shape Policy - Ex-Pentagon Aide

North Korea, Iran's Missiles Remain a Significant Concern for US - Shanahan

US to Deploy 20 More Ground-Based Missile Interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska - Trump

The new US missile defense strategy calls for the deployment of an additional 20 new Ground Based Interceptors in Alaska, President Donald Trump said at the Pentagon on Thursday

New US Space-Based Senor Layer to Give Washington Global Awareness - Shanahan

The proposed deployment of sensors in space will give the United States global awareness and allow a quicker detection of enemy missiles, acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Thursday at the rollout of the 2019 Missile Defense Review