US researchers alarmed as government cuts ties with elite science advisory group
The US Department of Defense has ended a longstanding relationship with JASON, an independent group that has provided the federal government with
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Missing in Action: Washington’s Arctic Security Plan
Temperatures are rising inside the arctic circle. Earlier this month, the Russian government irked Washington by claiming sovereign rights over the Northern
It’s Time to Rethink America’s Foreign Alliance Commitments
This April is the month for notable milestones in two major U.S. security commitments. NATO marks its seventieth anniversary on April 4,
Russia and China Forced America’s Hand on the INF Treaty
In 2017, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (“PLA”) announced plans to bring down its 2.3 million strong forces below 1 million with
Destroy a Bullet with Bullet: How America Can Get Better at Missile Defense
The first several months of 2019 have seen several notable developments in the areas of national security in space and strategic defense
War Nightmare: Could America Fight Russia and China Simultaneously?
The United States can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to
Pentagon Wants to Test A Space-Based Weapon in 2023
Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various
Are the rules which have stopped nuclear war broken?
“We are moving in a minefield, and we don’t know from where the explosion will come.” A warning from former Russian Foreign
Russia Says U.S. Is Hiding Nuclear Weapons: ‘That Is a Serious Problem’
Russia has accused the United States of quietly reclassifying nuclear weapons systems in a potential bid to hide the true scale of
China, Russia Join for Push to Split U.S. From Allies
DEFCON Warning System – Readers should note that the author of the article injects quite lot of his own opinion into the
Goals for any arms control proposal with North Korea
President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are expected to meet for a second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, at
7 Things America Can Do to Counter International Nuclear Threats
ifteen years ago, the global effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons was dealt an enormous shock. In the aftermath of