Tom Bowman
Stories
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Is Iran the first high tech, low cost war?
The war with Iran stretches into a second week. Is the U.S. winning, and is President Trump looking for an off-ramp?
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Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school
A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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What it feels like to be in the middle of Iran's widening war
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and international correspondent Aya Batrawy about the war in the Middle East for the national security podcast Sources & Methods.
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The Trump administration's objectives for the mission in Iran
President Trump said the ongoing strikes on Iran are the best chance to strike at its nuclear weapons program. But that's the same program he said, not long ago, was completely obliterated.
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U.S. considers removing last U.S. forces from Syria
As the United States considers possible military action against Iran, it's also weighing another military move -- withdrawing the last U.S. forces from Syria.
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Greenland and the world order
Is there a deal between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland? Mary Louise Kelly and the team on NPR's national security podcast break it down.
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Pentagon, under Hegseth, to review role of women in ground combat units
The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat positions, according to a memo obtained by NPR.
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Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
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What we know about the military operation to capture Maduro
Details are emerging about how U.S. forces entered Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro.
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CIA strike escalates the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela
A U.S. official confirms that the CIA struck a dock facility on the coast of Venezuela.
