Military Shifts Focus to Threats by Russia and China, Not Terrorism

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The Pentagon says the military is too stretched to both fight insurgents and prepare for war with great world powers.

Pentagon Suggests Countering Devastating Cyberattacks With Nuclear Arms

by | Jan 16, 2018 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Defense Department, Economics, Finance, Mattis, James N, Non-Bank Loans, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Barack, Putin, Vladimir V, Sakharov, Andrei D, Samore, Gary (1953- ), Sony Corporation, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Working Capital

President Trump has not yet approved a draft strategy that would expand “extreme circumstances” for nuclear retaliation to include a crippling cyberattack.

Military Quietly Prepares for a Last Resort: War With North Korea

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It’s normal for American commanders to draw up combat plans. But recent exercises signal that the military wants to be ready for options on the Korean Peninsula.

Trump Hates the Iran Deal but Won’t Kill It. Why?

by | Jan 11, 2018 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Defense Department, Economic Conditions and Trends, Economics, Embargoes and Sanctions, Finance, Iran, Mattis, James N, Media, Non-Bank Loans, Nuclear Weapons, Presidential Election of 2016, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Working Capital

Despite tough talk on Iran, President Trump announced that he would waive certain sanctions that keep the nuclear deal in place.

Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Enlist in Military as Court Case Advances

by | Dec 11, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Defense Department, Economics, Finance, Mattis, James N, Non-Bank Loans, Transgender and Transsexuals, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, Working Capital

President Trump had announced on Twitter in July that he was barring transgender people from serving in the military, though a ban was never fully implemented.