American officials are worried China is far along in developing military technology that operates in the unregulated high-altitude zone of “near space.”
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
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Burn Pit Program for Veterans Could Cost at Least $400 Billion, Agency Finds
In a report reviewing the nation’s budget outlook, Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper estimated that a veterans health program created last year would swell the federal deficit.
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U.S.-China Tensions Rise Over Spy Programs Amid UFO Investigations
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