North Korean Ballistic Missile Test: Worse to Come?
“A single nuclear weapon exploded a hundred miles above the United States could create electromagnetic pulse effects, thereby bringing our entire economy to a standstill,”… Read More
FISA Amendments Could Expire If Senate Doesn’t Act
On Thursday, the Senate is expected to begin consideration of H.R. 5949, the Foreign Intelligence Amendments Act of 2012 (FAA). The bill would reauthorize amendments… Read More
Fuzzy Numbers Drive Obama Hurricane Sandy Request
According to the Financial Times, the insurance industry estimates the total bill for insurers from Hurricane Sandy will be between $20 billion and $25 billion…. Read More
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Don’t Pull U.S. Troops Out of Europe
Throughout recent federal budget discussions, strategies to pull America out of recession, and the potential for massive cuts to national security, one cost cutting idea… Read More
Senator Inouye, The Passing of a Giant
Senator Daniel Inouye (D–HI) passed away last evening, an old warrior succumbed to complications of pneumonia. His last word was “Aloha.” Inouye was one of… Read More
Morning Bell: Rebuilding Communities
Many Americans will find it difficult to return to their daily routines today. The massacre at a Connecticut elementary school Friday, in which 26 people… Read More
Hurricane Sandy and FEMA Abuse
Last week, President Obama issued a request for $60.4 billion for Hurricane Sandy response and recovery. Yet as the fiscal cliff continues to loom nearby,… Read More
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How Sequestration Budget Cuts Could Affect U.K. Defense
If sequestration becomes a reality in January 2013, the Department of Defense (DOD) will cut another $500 billion from an already slashed defense budget. These… Read More
BioWatch Early Warning System Should Be Continued
Despite serving as the U.S.’s only defense against biological weapons, the BioWatch program is on the cutting board because of high cost and a large… Read More
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Morning Bell: North Korea Threatens with Successful Missile Launch
North Korea successfully launched a missile early Wednesday—a big step toward achieving the capability to hit targets in the United States. Under the transparent public… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Report Finds Homeland Security Wasting Money
In his oversight report, “Safety at Any Price: Assessing the Impact of Homeland Security Spending in U.S. Cities,” Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) highlights several examples… Read More
Pearl Harbor: Lessons for Missile Defense Today
On this day 71 years ago, the U.S. was attacked by the Empire of Japan. At the time, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it… Read More
Strategic Shift Could Harm Middle East Policy
The Pentagon’s strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific has come under increasing scrutiny as conflicts continue in the Middle East, particularly in Israel. Former Assistant Secretary… Read More
Funding for Promising Defense Program in Jeopardy
On November 29, the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) had its first successful test run, during which it intercepted an air-breathing target (that is,… Read More
Event Tomorrow: Iron Dome and Missile Defense Policy
The Iron Dome rocket and mortar defense system shatters arguments against missile defense, writes Juan Williams, a Fox News political analyst, in his recent op-ed…. Read More
Immigration “Diversity Lottery” Is Long Overdue for Abolition
The House passed a bill on Friday that would abolish the immigrant “diversity lottery” and replace it with a new program that would give green… Read More
Weapons Proliferation in Syria a Major Challenge to Regional Security
During last year’s civil war in Libya, the Muammar Qadhafi regime’s weapon stockpiles were looted, and highly destructive arms quickly spread throughout Libya and the… Read More
WMD Attack: Is the U.S. Prepared?
From ABC’s new TV series Last Resort to the Fallout video-game series, scenarios in which weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are employed against the U.S…. Read More
QDR: An Opportunity for the Pentagon and Congress
The Department of Defense is currently preparing to conduct a Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The end goal of this process is the production of a… Read More
Defense Budget: Military “Experts” Seem to Have Short Memories
A recently released report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, “Strategic Choices: Navigating Austerity,” argues that allowing some hollowing out of our military… Read More
Defense Budget: Getting the Assumptions Right
Earlier this year, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments conducted an exercise that purported to show how a smaller defense budget wouldn’t be so… Read More
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter!
On November 15, the 33rd Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force successfully completed training and flying exercises in its operational utility evaluation (OUE) for… Read More
Iron Dome and U.S. Takeaways for Missile Defense
In the past two weeks, the terrorist organization Hamas launched about a thousand ballistic missiles on Israel. Since then, the Iron Dome short-range missile defense… Read More
Violence Against Law Enforcement on the Rise
Earlier this month, a friend and colleague of mine in law enforcement was shot while pursuing two individuals suspected of robbery and murder. He survived… Read More
India’s Execution of Mumbai Attacker Is Reminder of Pakistani Foot Dragging
Nearly four years after the horrific Mumbai attacks that left more than 160 dead, including six Americans, India put to death the lone surviving gunman,… Read More
Israel’s Investments in Cyber Defense Pay Off
Following the start of Israeli air strikes against Hamas, hacker groups, including Anonymous, have declared open season on Israeli cyber defenses. However, Israel has invested… Read More
Pride Goeth Before a Fall
In an op-ed in The Washington Times, Heritage’s Kim Holmes voices concerns about how pride may prevent President Obama from reassessing or changing course on… Read More
Post-Election, Refocusing on National Security
According to research by Politico, interest in the impending automatic defense cuts took a dive leading up to the election. But as the post-election polling… Read More
Morning Bell: Benghazi Hearings Begin on Capitol Hill
Today, hearings begin in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on the terrorist attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens… Read More
American Enterprise Institute Teaches Defense Spending 101
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has released a list of essential facts about the defense budget entitled “Defense Spending 101.” The list reminds readers of… Read More
