Greg Myre appears in the following:
A Chinese drone for hobbyists plays a crucial role in the Russia-Ukraine war
Monday, March 27, 2023
There's lots of talk about China supplying weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. But one Chinese product already plays a key battlefield role - a cheap, popular, off-the-shelf, commercial drone.
Pentagon manages new tensions after a Russian warplane hit an unarmed U.S. drone
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone, a rare occurrence during the past year of war in Ukraine. The aim was to bring down tensions after a U.S. drone crashed in the Black Sea.
Despite downed drone, U.S. says it will keep flying near Ukraine
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. will continue flying 'wherever international law allows.' This comes a day after Russia downed a U.S. drone in the Black Sea.
Biden makes an AUKUS submarine deal in the effort to counter China
Monday, March 13, 2023
President Biden announces a submarine deal with Britain and Australia to bolster the Western naval presence in the Pacific. The agreement is seen as part of a larger effort to counter a rising China.
Senate panel holds hearing on global threats with heads of U.S. security agencies
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Top U.S. intelligence officials briefed lawmakers Wednesday about unresolved mysteries, such as the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ailment known as the Havana Syndrome.
Top U.S. security officials discuss Russia, China in assessment of worldwide threats
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
CIA Director William Burns and other top national security officials address the most substantial threats facing the U.S. as they go before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome, U.S. intelligence concludes
Thursday, March 02, 2023
In 2016, CIA officers at the American Embassy in Cuba began reporting symptoms that included dizziness and headaches. Many think they were subject to an attack. A new U.S. report says otherwise.
U.S. Intelligence: foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome
Wednesday, March 01, 2023
The U.S. intelligence community concludes it's "very unlikely" a foreign country is responsible for the so-called Havana Syndrome ailments involving U.S. officials working abroad.
U.S. Dept of Energy says with 'low confidence' that COVID may have leaked from a lab
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy says with "low confidence" that COVID-19 might have originated in a lab leak. But the scientific evidence overwhelmingly points to a natural origin for the virus.
The key trends to watch in the Russia-Ukraine war
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Russia's military has performed poorly, and Ukraine has defied expectations. But will these trends hold? Experts look at how the war could take a different path in its second year.
Putinology: the art of analyzing the man in the Kremlin
Thursday, February 23, 2023
They used to be called Kremlinologists — American experts on the Soviet Union. Now there's a new generation of Putinologists who seek to interpret Russia by analyzing its authoritarian leader.
The latest on U.S. fighter jets shooting objects out of the sky
Monday, February 13, 2023
There's a lot of confusion about how U.S. fighter jets have come to be shooting so many objects out of the sky the past few days. The White House is under pressure to explain.
Pentagon says Americans shouldn't worry about the objects the Air Force shot down
Monday, February 13, 2023
Over the weekend, the U.S. military shot down a trio of flying objects. One was in Alaska, another in Canada and a third over Michigan.
The U.S. has detected 4 other recent spy balloons. Why didn't we hear about them?
Monday, February 06, 2023
Given the hullabaloo over the Chinese surveillance balloon, you'd think something like this never happened before. But it has. At least four times in recent years.
This wasn't the first Chinese balloon over the U.S. Why were the others ignored?
Monday, February 06, 2023
Chinese surveillance balloons have flown over the U.S. at least four times in recent years. But the incidents were relatively brief and did not cause a major stir.
Pentagon is tracking a spy balloon, which it suspects belongs to China, over the U.S.
Thursday, February 02, 2023
U.S. military officials say they are tracking a Chinese high altitude surveillance balloon that's been over the continental U.S. for the past couple of days.
Russia and Ukraine battle daily in the sky. So where are the pilots?
Thursday, February 02, 2023
Russia and Ukraine are waging a fierce war in the sky involving missiles, drones and air defense systems. Yet one thing makes this fight distinctive from previous air wars: pilots are extremely rare.
Why tanks could be a game-changer for Ukraine
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
For months, Ukraine has been demanding, and was denied, state-of-the-art Western tanks. The U.S. and Germany — considered to have the best tanks in the world — promised today to send them.
The U.S. and Germany pledge tanks to Ukraine, signaling heavy fighting ahead
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The U.S. and Germany had resisted sending tanks for months. This marks the latest upgrade in heavy weapons for Ukraine and comes amid growing expectations the fighting will soon escalte.
Classified documents have been found in Mike Pence's private home
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
More classified documents have been found in the private home of a one-time White House official. This time the papers were uncovered in the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence.