Like ‘the day Osama was killed’: How the military is reacting to Trump’s victory; Four questions about how Trump would affect the military industrial complex; A soldier who starved to death in a North Korean prison camp is coming home — 65 years later; How Russia’s lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria;
 
Checkpoint
A military blog by Dan Lamothe
 
 
Like ‘the day Osama was killed’: How the military is reacting to Trump’s victory
Victory celebrations and sad Snapchats.
ADVERTISEMENT
 
Four questions about how Trump would affect the military industrial complex
Analysts say Trump could be good news for defense spending and programs such as the F-35. The question is how will he pay for it?
 
A diver was looking for sea cucumbers. He may have found a long-lost nuclear bomb instead.
The Canadian Navy is investigating the finding, which may be a Cold War-era Mark IV nuke from a U.S. Air Force B-36 bomber.
 
A soldier who starved to death in a North Korean prison camp is coming home — 65 years later
U.S. Army Cpl. Wayne Minard was reported missing in action during the Korean War in November 1950. He died months later.
 
How Russia’s lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria
The short answer: It won't really.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
Recommended for you
 
WorldViews
Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily.
Sign Up »
 
     
 
©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071