Despite Pandemic, Global Spending on Nukes Swelled $1.4 Billion in 2020 The US accounted for more than half of the total spending on nuclear weapons for 2020
CENTCOM Chief: US Could Close Kabul Embassy If Not Welcome in Afghanistan The US plans to keep the embassy open after the withdrawal, which could be used to justify a small troop presence
NATO Chief Meets Biden, Pentagon Head; Blasts Russia for Aggression Against NATO States, Evokes Article 5 War Clause
US Sides With Malaysia in South China Sea Dispute With Beijing Malaysia says China flew 16 planes within 60 miles of its coast, although China says it only flew two planes in the area
Blinken Not Sure if Iran Deal Is ‘Actually Going to Happen’ Indirect negotiations to revive the deal will resume in Vienna later this week
Biden Speaks With Ukrainian PM Ahead of Putin Summit Biden invited Zelensky to visit Washington in July
IAEA Chief: Getting Harder to Extend Iran’s Monitoring Deal Election looms, and deal's one-month extension won't last long
Putin Formalizes Russian Exit From Open Skies After US Said It Would Not Rejoin The Biden administration informed Russia at the end of May that it would not rejoin the surveillance treaty
Targeting Iran, Strengthening NATO: US, British, Israeli, Italian F-35s in Unprecedented Air Combat Exercise