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Hagel Gives Blunt Warning to China on Cyber Attacks

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has publicly rebuked China for its cyber espionage operations. On his first trip to Asia as Pentagon chief, Hagel spoke in the wake of revelations that China hacked into sensitive U.S. weapons systems designs.

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Assad Regime Recaptures Air Base, Presses Siege of Syria Border Town

Battle-hardened Hezbollah guerrillas from Lebanon may be turning the tide in the government’s favor as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad besiege the rebel-held town of Qusair in western Syria.

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Syria's Assad Vague on Delivery of Russian Missile System

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Russia has begun fulfilling some of its weapons contracts, but he did not say whether those deliveries include components of a controversial air defense system.

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China Announces Digitalized Combat Forces

China's state news agency says the Chinese army will conduct an exercise next month to test new types of combat forces, including units using digital technology.

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