Defence Department

US offers to destroy Syrian chemicals at sea

The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot (213-meter), US government-owned ship, US officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Pentagon to expand cyber force to counter attacks on computer networks

The expansion would increase the Defense Department's Cyber Command by more than 4,000 people, up from the current 900, an unidentified American official said.

Pentagon to expand cyber force to counter attacks on computer networks

The expansion would increase the Defense Department's Cyber Command by more than 4,000 people, up from the current 900, an unidentified American official said.