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Defense, State officials press for Law of the Sea ratification

Top Obama administration officials urged Senate ratification of the Law of the Sea treaty, casting intransigence as harmful to U.S. national security and economic interests.

Defense officials call for ratification of Law of the Sea convention

Top Coast Guard and Defense officials urged U.S. ascension to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, characterizing it May 9 as a necessary measure thanks in part to a warming Arctic.

Audio: Obama unveils strategy for austere military spending

President Obama unveiled Jan. 5 a new strategy (.pdf) for defense spending in a Pentagon press conference where he was joined by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of