Japan was involved in a war of words with China on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a survival-threatening situation" for Japan requiring the use of force.
Japan was involved in a war of words with China on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a survival-threatening situation" for Japan requiring the use of force.
North Korea is strengthening its ties with Moscow and ignoring outreach from President Trump; on Friday it test-fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast, according to the South Korean military.
The Department of Defense is revising its cyber force generation model to give U.S. Cyber Command more control over recruitment and training as the Pentagon works to counter China in the cyber domain.
China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the world's largest navy expand its power farther beyond its own waters.
North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled.
The Trump administration's recent cuts to domestic space institutions put the U.S. on the back foot when competing against China in the final frontier, some experts say, arguing that Washington should encourage investment in space technology to ensure security.
President Trump declared recently the United States will resume nuclear testing in response to nuclear tests by Russia, China and North Korea.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a harsh warning Saturday about Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea during remarks to a meeting of Southeast Asian defense ministers.
President Trump revealed this week that he is keeping secret how the U.S. would respond to a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
The U.S. decision to help South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine could spell the end of the push for denuclearization in Northeast Asia and threatens to upset the global nonproliferation regime, some experts say.
U.S. military forces in South Korea could be used outside the peninsula if a conflict erupts with China but the main focus of those troops now is confronting threats from North Korea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.
New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talked up defense spending and got along famously with President Trump on his recent Asian tour, but delivering on her promise to rearm Japan is far from assured, even with growing concerns in Tokyo about China, North Korea and Russia.
The U.S. is expected to ask the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on seven vessels allegedly used to export coal and iron from North Korea in violation of the sanctions regime, according to new reports on Tuesday.
President Trump says Nvidia, the highly valuable chipmaker, will not provide its advanced Blackwell chips to China as the world's largest economies vie to become the leaders in the artificial intelligence race.
HANOI, Vietnam - Resolving cases of missing Americans from the Vietnam War remains a top priority of the Trump administration, and the Pentagon also is taking steps to find Vietnam's missing troops, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday.
They were talking on different continents, and their messages were equally far apart: While South Korea's president spoke of massively expanding arms exports, NATO military leaders demanded that new weapons be battle-tested in Ukraine.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Indian counterpart signed a landmark defense agreement on Friday aimed at expanding military and technological cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Trump.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth voiced "serious concerns" about Chinese military activities in the region during his first face-to-face meeting Friday with his Chinese counterpart.
