Author Archives: Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.
Finish The Job Of Modernizing the Radford Army Ammunition Plant Issue Brief
One of the most important lessons to emerge from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan is the importance of a reliable and modern ammunition industrial base. After the end of the Cold War, the U.S. Department of Defense [Read More...]
THE ARMY NEEDS TO RETHINK ITS ARMORED VEHICLE STRATEGY Issue BriefThe approval rate for the U.S. Congress has never been very high; it is one of the few political institutions that ranks below outgoing President Bush in the public’s favor. They are accused and convicted in the minds [Read More...]
President Obama’s First National Security Test Issue BriefVice President-elect Joe Biden was wrong when he said, “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy.” Well, it was more like six hours. Yesterday, as other world leaders [Read More...]
Chemical & Biological Threats: Surveillance as the First Line of Defense Research StudyChemical and biological agents, whether in the form of weapons employed by terrorists or rogue states, toxic spills or naturally occurring pandemics, pose a significant risk to the U.S. homeland. The threat is growing due to the enhanced [Read More...]
The U.S. Navy’s Most Successful Shipbuilding Program Issue BriefTo a casual observer, the drumbeat of negative news about naval shipbuilding must make it sound as though the entire fleet modernization program is in disarray. The Navy Secretary canceled contracts for a new class of littoral combat [Read More...]
Rethinking The U.S. Strategic Posture Research Study
Presented to the Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United StatesThe term strategic posture generally is associated with the means and methods by which nations pursue their national interests — principally military forces and the way [Read More...]
Remarks before the Staff of the Strategic Posture Commission PresentationI wish to thank Mr. Hughes and the Strategic Posture Commission for this opportunity to speak on an issue of great and growing importance to U.S. national security. This effort is long past due if the United States is [Read More...]
Rapid, Reliable Warning is the Key to Homeland Biodefense Issue BriefIn October, 2001, five people were killed and twelve injured when a series of anthrax laced letters were sent to major U.S. news organizations and prominent members of Congress. Now, seven years later, it is widely reported that [Read More...]
Provide for the Common Defense: The 4% Solution Research StudyFor more than fifty years the United States has maintained the world’s preeminent military. Now, at the beginning of a new century, the continued dominance of that force may be in serious jeopardy. Future defense budgets are unlikely [Read More...]
Funding Stability: A Proven Cure For Pentagon Disorders Issue BriefDespite being the land of plenty – even excess – in recent years the United States has experienced an epidemic of eating disorders. One of these, Bulimia, a condition reported to have afflicted the late Princess of Wales, [Read More...]