Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Trump says Pentagon leaders are under defense industry’s influence
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Pentagon leaders of wanting to “fight wars” to satisfy the defense industry, during a White House news conference.
North Korea waiting for US elections to resume talks, South Korean ambassador says
North Korea is likely waiting until after the U.S. elections to resume negotiations with Washington over its nuclear arsenal, says the South Korean ambassador to the U.S.
Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
China plans to double nuclear arsenal, Pentagon says
China plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in the next decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a new report.
Trump repeats questionable NATO funding claims in GOP convention speech
President Donald Trump again claimed credit for an agreement by NATO members to increase spending on their own defense during his Republican convention speech.
Senate hearing canceled for controversial Pentagon nominee Anthony Tata
A confirmation hearing has been scuttled for Anthony Tata, President Donald Trump’s embattled pick for the Pentagon’s top policy job, following stiff opposition to the nomination from Democrats and wavering by some Republicans.
Trump’s troop drawdown from Germany will take ‘years,’ says Inhofe
President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Germany will take years to execute, according to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Fight over Confederate base names unsettled even after lawmakers back changes
Both the House and Senate have passed measures to force name changes, but that plan still could be changed in coming weeks.
Progressive effort to cut defense fails twice in Congress
Congress went two-for-two swatting down measures to slash the national security budget by $74 billion, rejecting a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders to redirect the money toward domestic needs.
