Tom Bowman
Stories
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Europe
U.S. defense official says Russian forces are moving in on Ukraine's capital
Russian forces have mounted the "initial phase" of a large scale invasion of Ukraine with missile and air strikes. A senior defense official says the aim is to seize the capital Kyiv.
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World
U.S. sending troops to Eastern Europe as Russia masses forces near Ukraine
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that thousands of U.S. troops will soon be dispatched to Eastern Europe amid a major military buildup of Russian forces around Ukraine.
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World
China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to Pentagon report
China is sharply increasing its nuclear force and could have some 1,000 warheads by 2030, according to a just-released Pentagon report.
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World
Colin Powell's legacy, defined by two very different wars in Iraq
Colin Powell was hailed as a hero for a swift and speedy U.S. victory in the Gulf in 1991. But his reputation suffered from his flawed presentation in advance of the second Iraq war 12 years later.
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National
Thousands of Afghans at a military base in Wisconsin await resettlement
Some 13,000 Afghan refugees who escaped the Taliban forces find themselves in an Army base in rural Wisconsin. They await resettlement in communities across the nation.
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Politics
The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Gets A Hearing In The House
Top U.S. military officials will testify Wednesday before a House committee on the withdrawal from Afghanistan. On Tuesday, there were sharp exchanges during similar questioning by senators.
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Politics
Top U.S. Defense Officials Took Lawmakers' Questions On Afghanistan Withdrawal
Top defense officials took questions from lawmakers about the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley defended calls he made to China at the end of Trump's presidency.
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World
Defense Officials Testify At Senate Hearing On Afghanistan
Top Pentagon officials are testifying Tuesday for the first time since the completion of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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National
Pentagon Ceremony Remembers Those Lost On September 11
We turn to the services at the Pentagon marking the moment where American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
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National
What It's Like Inside The U.S. Processing Center Welcoming Thousands Of Afghans
For the past two weeks, thousands of Afghans have arrived in the U.S. Many have passed through a huge makeshift processing center in Virginia. NPR reporters got an exclusive look inside the facility.