As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
Category: Defense Department
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Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China
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Pentagon Can Temporarily Require Escorts for Journalists
The New York Times – Business:An appeals panel ruled that the Defense Department can require escorts for reporters in the building while it fights an earlier decision that overturned many of the department’s press rules.
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Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman
The New York Times – Business:The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.
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Washington’s Scramble to Get Mythos, Anthropic’s Powerful New Model
The New York Times – Business:Federal agencies have requested access to Claude Mythos Preview, which Anthropic says can rapidly identify — and potentially create — new cyberthreats.
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Pentagon Seeks Help From Ford and G.M.
The New York Times – Business:Concerned about the slow pace and high cost of weapons production, Pentagon officials have begun talks with General Motors and Ford Motor about producing certain parts.
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The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race
The New York Times – Business:China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.
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Pentagon Asks Court to Keep Its Restrictions on Journalists
The New York Times – Business:The Defense Department wants to keep in place a policy requiring escorts for journalists in the building while it appeals a court decision that tossed out broader restrictions on the media.
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Pentagon Appeals Court Decisions Gutting Its Press Restrictions
The New York Times – Business:The Defense Department filed a formal notice that it intended to fight a federal judge’s recent rulings that its press restrictions were unconstitutional.
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Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon
The New York Times – Business:A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.
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To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home
The New York Times – Business:Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial burdens.