• The US conducted a conducted a test of its new nuclear weapon. [Link]

• The US is moving ground troops back into Somalia for the first time in 24 years. [Link]

• The Pentagon denies that the US plans to carry out an attack on North Korea if North Korea carries out a nuclear weapons test. The Pentagon did admit the US is assessing military operations against North Korea. [Link]

• Military officials say that they did not need Trump’s approval to use the MOAB in Afghanistan. [Link]

• The US claims to have killed 36 ISIS fighters with the MOAB strike. [Link]

On Foreign Policy Focus #27. I take a look at Trump backing up on campaign promises again. Trump now believes NATO is not obsolete. I discuss Trump moving closer to regime change in North Korea. I also update Syria, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Mosul. LISTEN HERE!!