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The Pentagon gave Anthropic until Friday to open its Claude AI to military use, warning it could invoke the Defense Production Act or cut the contract.

The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday to accept its terms for military use of Claude, or face consequences in a standoff over AI limits.

Reuters reported Pentagon officials asked NATO allies to soften public language on Russia, with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia among those contacted.

The Pentagon told Congress the Iran war cost has reached $47.1 billion through mid-October, up from $43.6 billion in September, led by munitions.

Confucius institutes are now a designated national security threat after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the Chinese centers of spying and IP theft.