Data is “Ammo in AI Warfare,” and the Pentagon May Be Running Low
OPINION — “During the daily battle rhythm, the DoD [Department of Defense] creates more than 22 terabytes [equal to 22 trillion bytes with a byte […] More
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Hot-Button Adds to U.S. Defense Bill Echo Truman-Era Fight
OPINION — “Whereas it is essential that there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with equality […] More
America’s Culture Wars Are Rippling Through The Armed Forces
OPINION — As Congress moves the fiscal 2024 Defense Department authorization and appropriation bills forward with more money to help needed recruitment, a handful of […] More
U.S. Soldiers in Poland Are Helping Ukraine, Albeit With Slimmed-Down Training
OPINION — In Jasionka, Poland, a small town of 2,700 just 60 miles west of the Ukraine border, a little-publicized unit of U.S. soldiers from […] More
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Top Marine Nominee Had a Hand In The Corps’ Transformation
OPINION — “That’s the thing we’ve always sought – kind of the Holy Grail – and now we’re doing it.” “The Cipher Brief has become […] More
As America’s Nuclear Arsenal Upgrades, Usual Testing is Scrapped
OPINION — “U.S. [nuclear] warheads were designed and manufactured until the late 1980s and early 1990s. Since then, we have not designed any new nuclear […] More
China’s Information Operations Are Heating Up
OPINION — “China views psychological warfare, centered on the manipulation of information to influence adversary decision-making and behavior, as one of several key components of […] More
The US May Not Be Looking For a Fight with China, But It’s Preparing For One
OPINION — “We’re engaged in an intense competition with China across many areas, but it’s not in our interest for that competition to end in […] More
America Beefs Up Potential Response as Threat of Russian Nukes Loom
OPINION — Back in late February, four Boeing B-52H strategic bombers from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (23rd EBS), based at Minot Air Force Base, […] More
As Space Command Preps For War, GAO Says Upgrades Are Needed
For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the […] More
Does China Have the Military Wherewithal to Match its Ambitions?
OPINION — Last Tuesday’s Pentagon released 2022 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China deserves a closer look on subjects […] More
Why Nuclear Deterrence is an Open-Ended Invitation
OPINION – “For the first time since 1945, the first time for us as a nation, we have two nuclear adversaries. We have always put […] More
How AI and ML are Impacting DOD and CIA’s Future
OPINION — Two reports released last Wednesday raise separate questions about the ability of the Defense Department (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) to meet the […] More
Chernobyl May Have Been Gorbachev’s Greatest Lesson
OPINION — The late Mikhail Gorbachev wrote for the 20th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in April 2006, “Chernobyl opened my eyes like nothing else…One […] More
Is Space the Final Frontier for U.S. National Security?
OPINION — The delayed launch of the Artemis I, unmanned space craft to the moon provides a moment to review the enormous advances taking place […] More
What Mar-a-Lago is Teaching Us About the Declassification Process
OPINION — The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) is an inconspicuous presidential advisory board created by Congress in 2000, to advise “the President and other […] More
What Did China Gain From Taiwan Exercises?
OPINION — China, the U.S., and Taiwan showed they can manage a crisis without miscalculations or confrontations taking place based on their handling of the […] More
Today’s Realities of doing Business with China
OPINION — Last Friday, while public attention was focused on Chinese military exercises around Taiwan and the vague threat of possible warfare, a Senate Foreign […] More
Pelosi, Taiwan and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
OPINION — A senior Pentagon official last Wednesday, described a version of U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific region that contrasts somewhat with the hot rhetoric […] More