Pete Hegseth barred trans troops. US military boards are rejecting those orders.
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UK is set to begin work on a new National Centre for Information Defence – here's what it can learn from Sweden's own dedicated agency
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Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying Ukraine after concluding that broader disruption efforts failed to curb Western military support for the country
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AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
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Across Finland, Sweden and Norway, cold war bunkers are being given a new lease of life as Russia's war in Ukraine revives fears of conflict in northern Europe
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Donald Trump says the US has reached a "new" security deal with Denmark and Greenland
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FBI, coast guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading toward US coast
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Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea
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Benjamin Netanyahu received an explicit warning days before October 7. He didn't brief Israel's security chiefs.
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Finland finishes building 200 kilometers of fence along its border with Russia, strengthening surveillance along the longest stretch of NATO boundary
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With an eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe's largest civil defence exercise since World War II
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France is open to cooperating with Sweden on building a next-generation fighter jet – Sweden expects to decide on the next steps for its warplane program by September 2027
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Danish military recruits have begun the new extended conscription, embarking on an eleven-month service period as Denmark accelerates its defence build-up
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New $500m artillery shell plant failed to produce any 155mm parts
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US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1b worth of Reapers
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Poland has placed an order for three Swedish submarines in an effort to step up defence capabilities – modernising its navy in the face of Russian aggression at its borders
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Norway's defence minister, Tore Sandvik, recently warned that Russia must not be allowed to control the Bear Gap in the Arctic
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Finland tears up nuclear weapons ban in NATO shift – decision clears way for Helsinki to receive, transport and facilitate movement of nuclear weapons on its territory
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Canada announces plans to buy fleet of early warning planes from Saab rather than competing option from Boeing – country seeks to reduce reliance on US defense firms
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Øresund Strait is the new frontier in Russia's hybrid war against NATO – route between Sweden and Denmark has become a key point for Moscow, which uses it to move oil from the Baltic to the North Sea
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US has been holding regular negotiations with Denmark to expand its military presence in Greenland – bases would primarily focus on surveillance of potential Russian and Chinese maritime activity
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Britain and Norway conducted a weeks-long military operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic
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German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad
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US Army ups maximum enlistment age to 42, relaxes rules on marijuana
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Global arms exports - trends, winners and losers of the race to rearm in 2025
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The four Nordic nations have for decades all followed a "total defence" strategy – since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland has taken a lead and greatly strengthened the concept
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Finland plans to lift its long-standing ban on having nuclear weapons on its territory – would align the country more closely with NATO's deterrence policy
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Towards a new nuclear arms race? - the end of the last USA-Russia nuclear arms limits
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Danish state could face legal action over deal that gives US powers on its soil – claims that agreement is unconstitutional could pose problems in talks with Washington over Greenland
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Number of British troops in Norway will double over the next three years as part of efforts to combat Russian threats in the High North
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EU, India set for historic trade deal amid US tariffs
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Renfrew Christie dies at 76; sabotaged racist regime’s nuclear program
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Peter Thiel's new model army. The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
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US Federal Communications Commission bans new DJI Chinese drones, citing national security
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Ukraine nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up
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Morocco and the north African arms race - strategy, American equipment and the Algerian build-up
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Denmark sees US as potential security concern
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Finland cut Russian energy imports and closed the shared border, erasing €12 billion in trade. The shocks deepened the Nordic nation's deficit, already strained by defense and welfare spending.
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(Another) US shipbuilding disaster - the Constellation class and US fleet modernisation
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UK and Norway have signed a defence pact that will see them operate a combined fleet to hunt Russian submarines in the North Atlantic
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The military equipment cost problem - why (some) nations struggle to build affordable weapons
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US Army to buy one million drones, in major acquisition ramp-up
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Algeria: Africa's most expensive military - the African arms race you've (probably) never heard of
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Pete Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at US base in Idaho
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Qatar to build air force facility on US base in Idaho
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Denmark has announced $4.2bn of extra defence spending to boost security in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions, including Greenland
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for Pentagon reporters
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Denmark places record order for European air defence systems instead of American – Scandinavian country's relationship with the Donald Trump administration has come under strain over Greenland
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UK has secured a £10bn deal to supply the Norwegian navy with at least five new warships
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North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline
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