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Want to boost military ties with China, says US
Fp Archives •The US would continue to work to improve its military ties with China, the Pentagon has said, distancing itself from remarks made by a senior American Navy official who said Beijing is training for a short war.
US Army's cost cutting plan: Trim troops by 80,000
Fp Archives •The United States Army has announced to reduce its strength by a whopping 80,000 by 2017 as part of a budget-cutting plan, making it one of the largest force reductions since World War II.
US forces to deploy pint-sized drones soon
Fp Archives •Christened 'Switchblade', the new drones weigh less than six pounds and are small enough to fit into soldier's rucksack. They can take out a sniper on a rooftop without blasting the building and are dubbed the "kamikaze drone" because of the way they operate.
US Army burns off largest chemical weapons pile
Fp Archives •The US Army will have destroyed about 90 per cent of its aging chemical weapons after it wraps up work this week in Utah, where it has kept its largest stockpile, a mix of toxins and blister and blood agents that accumulated through the Cold War.
Ruckus over ad mocking Huntsman’s adopted Indian, Chinese daughters
Choudhury •There is a big fight going on about who posted an obnoxious web video called “Jon Huntsman’s Values” mocking first Huntsman’s service as US ambassador to China, then the fact that he adopted a child in China and India.