USAF F-16s on Aug. 30 struck an anti-Iraqi forces meeting place in the vicinity of Al Qa’im, in northwest Iraq near the border with Syria. The fighters fired one GBU-38, destroying the building. It was the second time, coalition forces had struck in the area. Other F-16s provided CAS to coalition ground troops in the area who were battling anti-Iraqi forces.
Days before the New START Treaty is set to expire, experts, lawmakers, and former defense officials have varied perspectives on how President Donald Trump’s administration should proceed as it considers future arms control agreements with nuclear weapon states.
