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North Korea will soon be able to hit US with atomic weapon: Pentagon
North Korea's continuing development of nuclear technology and long-range ballistic missiles will move it closer to its stated goal of being able to hit the United States with an atomic weapon. #World #NewsTracker #Pentagon #North Korea #atomic missile
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Boston blasts: Explosives made of pressure cookers packed with metal
The explosives that killed three and wounded more than 170 at the Boston Marathon were made of pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings, a person briefed on the investigation said on Tuesday. President Barack Obama declared the bombings an act of terrorism. #Barack Obama #BigStory #Taliban #Pentagon #FBI #Chuck Hagel #Boston bombings
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Obama plans to allocate $526 bn for Pentagon in 2014
US President Barack Obama has proposed a $526.6 billion base budget for the country's defence department in fiscal year 2014. #Barack Obama #NewsTracker #Pentagon
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How Google affects your memory
A professor finds that when faced with difficult questions, people who expect to have future access to information have lower recall rates, and enhanced recall instead for where to access it. #US #NewsTracker #Pentagon
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DawnPentagon to take over some CIA drone operations: sources
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several US government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged m #The Pentagon #Central Intelligence Agency #Barack Obama
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COMOPSGAO finds Pentagon still faces a tough foe: itself
Since Sept. 11, the Defense Department has worked literally around the clock to transform its frontline forces to better target irregular foes and wage counterinsurgency campaigns. However, transforming how the Pentagon spends money and manages its back #US Department of Defense #Government Accountability Office
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Newstalk ZBPentagon requests $US79bn for Afghanistan
The Pentagon has asked Congress for nearly $US80 billion ($A82.41 billion) to cover the cost of the war in Afghanistan in 2014. The request for $79.4 billion in fiscal year 2014 is slightly lower than the war funding of $87.2 billion for the current fisc #Afghanistan #U.S. Congress #The Pentagon