No Intermediate Arms Race Needed
OPINION — The U.S. has a triad of strategic nuclear weapons, air-launched from bombers, sea-launched from submarines, and land-based intercontinental missiles launched from underground silos. […] More
Walter Pincus
Why You Should Pay Close Attention to the Intelligence Authorization Bill
The fiscal 2020 Intelligence Authorization Bill, that recently passed the House by an overwhelming 397-to-31 vote, contains provisions that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam […] More
Milley’s Mindset
Army Gen. Mark Milley indicated he would continue Pentagon independence from some of President Trump’s policies at his confirmation hearing to become the next chairman […] More
Climate Change as a National Security Threat
There was more to learn from last Wednesday’s House hearing on climate change, than the White House barring a senior analyst from the State Department’s […] More
Trump’s Head START on New Nuclear Approach
OPINION — President Trump plans to wait until next year to decide what he will do about the 2010 new START strategic nuclear arms control […] More
Will New Legislation Fix Old Problem of Overcharging DoD?
OPINION — Those of us old enough to remember the 1980s scandal of the Defense Department paying $640 for a toilet seat for the C-5 […] More
Extending the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
OPINION — There was a flurry of arms control talk after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration is “at the very […] More
The Devil is in the Details for the F-35
OPINION — While the media and Congress have kept the public focused on the Mueller report and the next election, there are national security budgetary […] More
Russia’s U.S. Election Strategy by the Numbers
OPINION — At almost every crucial moment in the Mueller report, President Donald J. Trump is recorded having expressed concerns to advisors that reports of […] More
Training the Next Field of Space Warriors
The U.S. is trying to quickly gear up the nation’s ability to fight in space and our best clues into just how they’re planning to […] More
Who Will Man the Wall?
OPINION — Set aside for a moment how you feel about building the wall. There is a more immediate issue in controlling the flow of illegal […] More
The Nuclear Weapons Club Could Get Bigger
OPINION — One result from the Hanoi Summit: North Korea continues to be a member of the elite nuclear weapons club, and probably will remain […] More
In Hanoi, the Devil is in the Details
OPINION — What are the “corresponding measures” President Trump is prepared to take in return for a promise from Chairman Kim Jong-un to dismantle his […] More
President Trump’s Real Emergency
OPINION — Prior to President Trump, only two Presidents have initiated use of the special emergency authority [U.S. Code Title 10, Section 2808] to transfer […] More
The Serious Trust Deficit Between Washington and Pyongyang
OPINION — Two senior U.S. military commanders in the Indo-Pacific area this week questioned whether North Korea would ever denuclearize, just 12 days before the next […] More
The Trust But Verify Strategy with North Korea
OPINION — The “tremendous progress” with North Korea that President Trump has repeatedly claimed does not approach the success that Kim Jong Un has achieved, […] More
How to Support and Distance Yourself from the President’s DoD Budget
OPINION — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer last week joined the very public chorus of defense experts in questioning whether President Trump’s call for reducing […] More
Adam Schiff’s Agenda
OPINION — “Do the Russians continue to hold some financial leverage over the president?” That is one question Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) will be looking to […] More