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Defense Cuts: Putting American Forces at Risk
Defense expert Max Boot shows in his recent op-ed how our nation’s servicemen and women will suffer under reduced defense funding. He argues that “it… Read More
Articles by Rebecca Robison
White House Does Want an Energy Supply Line, but It’s Not Keystone
This week, Heritage chief economist Stephen Moore pointed out the national security risks of the development of an “environmentally friendly” energy supply line advocated for… Read More
Missile Defense: House Overwhelmingly Approves a Third Site
The House of Representatives voted 416–1 this week to approve construction of a third U.S. missile defense site. The Heritage Foundation has advocated a missile… Read More
U.S. Should Not Give Russia More Insight into Its National Security Activities
House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R–MI) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin to… Read More
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The U.S. Should Stop Favoring Russia on Nuclear Weapons
This week marks the 4th anniversary of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia. Given the abject failure of this treaty, it… Read More
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How the New START Treaty Has Strengthened Putin—and Hurt America
Four years ago today, U.S. and Russia signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). An examination of the past four years reveals that critics’… Read More
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MEADS: A Way to Keep U.S. Commitments and Increase American Security
A recent article in the Huffington Post called for the cancellation of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program, an ongoing multinational missile defense… Read More
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Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine Versus Obama’s “Nuclear Zero”
There is a stark discrepancy between the nuclear doctrines of the United States and Russia, according to a recent discussion hosted by the George C…. Read More
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Missile Defense as a Response to Russia
Daniel Gouré’s recent op-ed for the Lexington Institute offers a compelling alternative to the Obama Administration’s weak-kneed response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Gouré advocates… Read More
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Putin Is Right About Withdrawal from the New START Treaty
According to Representative Trent Franks (R–AZ) and Representative Doug Lamborn (R–CO), Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential withdrawal from New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)… Read More
Missile Defense Matters
North Korea flexed its muscles yet again: Reports from Seoul indicate that on February 27 North Korea test-fired several short-range missiles. The U.S. must expand… Read More
Russia Violates Nonproliferation Agreements
In 1982, in the midst of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan warned the nation of the dangers of “building a paper castle that will be… Read More
Russia Nuclear Treaty Violations: Not So Cute
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal by Keith B. Payne and Mark B. Schneider reaffirms the ongoing struggle between the United States and… Read More
Senator Cruz: “If Someone Says They’re Going to Kill You, You Should Believe Them.”
On February 6, EMPact America hosted a panel discussion with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R–TX), Ambassador and former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey,… Read More
Missile Defense Sites to Protect the East Coast
After the Obama Administration’s repeated delays of projects that would enhance the United States’ ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, the Department of Defense (DOD) released… Read More
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): The Clock Is Ticking
Any American who has a cell phone—or who just wants to be able to flip on a light in the morning—should be concerned about our… Read More
