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Tony Capaccio

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ARTICLES BY TONY CAPACCIO

A file photo of US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (Photo: AFP)

US destroyer intercepts target mimicking a North Korean ICBM

1 min read . 17 Nov 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

China nearing a milestone in nuclear weapons buildup: Pentagon report

5 min read . 02 Sep 2020

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper (Photo: Reuters)

US plans to withdraw about 12,000 of its troops from Germany

1 min read . 29 Jul 2020

SpaceX founder Elon Musk. (Reuters)

Elon Musk’s security clearance under review over pot use

3 min read . 08 Mar 2019

USS Donald Cook departs Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 April, 2018. The guided-missile destroyer has been forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, and is on its 7th patrol in the US 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners. Photo: AFP.

Warship ruse, new stealth missiles: How they attacked Syria

5 min read . 15 Apr 2018

Inside the White House there’s no discussion about turning the power of the federal government against Amazon, according to five people familiar with the matter. Photo: Reuters

Pentagon to respond on cloud contract rivals say favours Amazon

3 min read . 04 Apr 2018

Despite its economic and political isolation from a series of United Nations sanctions, North Korea has proven itself capable of deploying sophisticated cyberattacks. Photo: AFP

US forces practise cyberattacks to counter North Korean threat

2 min read . 26 Jan 2018

SpaceX and Boeing Co. are partners in Nasa’s commercial crew program, which aims to revive human spaceflights from Nelson’s state. Photo: AP

US lawmakers look into SpaceX launch that ended with lost satellite

2 min read . 11 Jan 2018

The launch is SpaceX’s first in what was expected to be a busy year. The company has said it plans to launch about 30 missions in 2018 after completing a record 18 last year. Photo: AP

SpaceX-launched satellite isn’t seen in orbit, Pentagon says

2 min read . 09 Jan 2018

A man watches a television screen showing US President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul. File photo: AP

Donald Trump’s strategy to knock out North Korean missiles carries risk

5 min read . 02 Jan 2018

The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on 22 October 2017. Photo: AFP

Korea war seen killing up to 300,000 in days even without nukes

4 min read . 28 Oct 2017

The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on 21 October 2017. Photo: AFP

US puts 3 aircraft carriers in west Pacific for first time since 2007

1 min read . 26 Oct 2017

A file photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The threat from Pyongyang is growing, but it isn’t yet imminent, said general Paul Selva, the no. 2 US military official. Photo: AP

Top US general says North Korean ICBM technology still falls short

5 min read . 31 Aug 2017

A file photo of US defence secretary Jim Mattis. Photo: AP

Jim Mattis warns it’s ‘game on’ if North Korea strikes Guam

3 min read . 15 Aug 2017

ICBM Hwasong-14 is pictured during its 2nd test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on 29 July 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea test-fires its second ICBM in a new provocation

5 min read . 08 Aug 2017

President Donald Trump’s hastily tweeted declaration that he’ll bar transgender people from serving in the military has run into the realities of Pentagon bureaucracy. Photo: AFP

Pentagon pushes back on Donald Trump changes to transgender Policy

6 min read . 28 Jul 2017

File photo. US Congress last year approved a sale of as many as 72 F-15 jets in an agreement valued at as much as $21 billion, providing authorization for the deal completed on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Qatar signs $12 billion deal for US F-15 jets amid Gulf crisis

3 min read . 15 Jun 2017

North Korean ground-to-ground medium-to-long range strategic ballistic missile, Pukguksong-2, during its test-fire. Photo: AFP

North Korean nuclear missile test sees attack range inch closer to US coast: Pentagon

3 min read . 23 May 2017

US President Donald Trump vows to block Kim Jong Un’s regime from developing a nuclear weapon that could reach the US. Photo: Reuters

Test of US defence against North Korea missiles set this month

2 min read . 03 May 2017

Admiral Harry Harris echoed President Donald Trump’s argument that all options remain on the table for responding to North Korean. Photo: AP

North Korea: US commander warns of growing nuclear threat

2 min read . 26 Apr 2017