SecurityCommentary
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will cost an additional $295 billion over the next four years to execute President Donald Trump’s plans to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Thirty-three minutes. That’s all the time we’d have to respond to an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile from anywhere in the world. Roughly half an hour… Read More
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America is rightly proud of the incredibly capable and effective special operations forces that serve as the literal point of our military spear. The Army… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On Dec. 11, a federal lower court judge in Washington, D.C., refused to stay her earlier Oct. 30 order blocking President Donald Trump’s Aug. 25… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Thirty years ago Friday, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The treaty was unprecedented. For the first time… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When it comes to who did the most to stop the Nazis in World War II, it would generally be best for France to remain… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Heritage Foundation’s documentary “33 Minutes” may not be the most cheerful holiday season film, but its warning to the American public about the risk… Read More
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Swarms of palm-sized quadcopters perform kamikaze attacks using tiny explosives to kill selected people using facial-recognition software and social media big-data analysis. News footage shows… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week, Congress passed the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, sending it to the president’s desk. This bill advances many commendable nuclear weapon… Read More
SecurityNews
The U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system has shot down more than 100 missiles fired from Yemen at Gulf Arab states since 2015, Defense News revealed… Read More
SecurityNews
America’s first active-duty soldier had a sex change operation on the Pentagon’s dime Tuesday. “This afternoon, an active-duty military member received a sex reassignment surgery,”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It’s not exactly “Man Bites Dog,” but “Congress Gets Defense Spending Right” is almost as surprising a headline. For too long now, we’ve been cutting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Leave it to The New York Times to misrepresent U.S. nuclear weapons strategy. In its Oct. 26 editorial, the Times completely misses the point of possessing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sweden, a country with a close defense relationship with the U.S. and NATO, hosted its largest military exercise in 23 years this September as a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Liberals didn’t mind when former President Barack Obama forced his radical social policies on our military, but they certainly don’t want President Donald Trump rescinding… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The loss of four special operations soldiers in Niger is a tragedy. We grieve as a nation, rightly, whenever we lose any of the brave… Read More
SecurityFeature
KYIV, Ukraine—I’ve experienced our country’s wars both as a combatant and a witness. I deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq while I was an Air Force… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a letter to Congress earlier this month calling for members to authorize a new round of base realignment and closures… Read More
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Reports have begun to swirl over what the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review will hold. The Pentagon will likely release the review in the first… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Arguably the federal government’s first obligation to Americans is to keep us safe from foreign attack and to defend our vital national interests wherever they… Read More
Health CareNews
As the federal government continues to tackle smoking as a public health issue, some experts argue it should be more open to allowing electronic cigarettes… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The third annual Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty is being held this week in Geneva, Switzerland. As I pointed out on… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In the 16 years that have passed since Islamist terrorists attacked this country on 9/11, thousands of Americans have given their lives in the conflicts… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“The [base realignment and closures] process offers us the opportunity to address readiness by providing our forces the best possible ranges and installations for them… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the past two and a half months, the Navy has experienced the worst peacetime surface ship collisions in over 41 years. Two recent collisions—first… Read More
SecurityCommentary
After months of speculation and delay, President Donald Trump has sided with the expert advice of his military and national security team on the way… Read More
SecurityNews
President Donald Trump announced an unspecified surge of troops in Afghanistan to “kill terrorists” and “defeat the enemy” during a prime-time address Monday night to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The odds of the U.S. pulling away from the fight in Afghanistan are near zero. There are good reasons for that—all revolve around preventing the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Some argue that the United States should declare a “no first use” nuclear weapons policy. This would mean that the United States would only use… Read More
SecurityCommentary
For the past 12 years, Congress has resisted calls from the Department of Defense to authorize another round of base realignment and closures. A new… Read More
