Global for Wednesday, August 20, 2025

• Should America’s military plan for a retreat from the Pacific?
• Fire extinguished aboard USS New Orleans
• Pentagon’s realistic electronic warfare system to move to Navy lab
• After dillydallying, Thailand proceeds with Chinese-built submarine
• NATO defense chiefs to hold meeting on security guarantees for Ukraine
• Sailors battle blaze aboard USS New Orleans off Japan’s coast
• NATO beware: Drones can’t replace tanks, experts warn