Defense
Why The Navy Wants To Rethink Its Next Destroyer
In mid-summer the Navy outraged some of its strongest supporters on Capitol Hill by proposing to end a next-generation destroyer program after building only two vessels, potentially squandering. . .
United Nations Has A Better Solution For Cluster Bombs
The global community is gradually moving to ban conventional weapons that are deemed too indiscriminate in their effects to comply with prevailing standards of behavior in . . .
Plan to Stop Buying Strategic Missile Motors is a Mistake
Here's a quick quiz about national security. What is the single greatest danger to America's survival? Global terrorism? Biological warfare? Cyber attacks? Nope, none of the above. The biggest. . .
Netting the Navy
The Navy and Marine Corps are implementing network-centric warfare concepts to cope with a diverse array of emerging threats. Wireless networks enable the sea services to apply limited warfighting assets more flexibly . . .
Decaying Air Power Reflects Larger Problems
The topic of today's panel is the decline of American air dominance and its implications for the Air Force's future roles. Since my friend Rebecca Grant has already explained why it is essential for the military services to make . . .
Technology Readiness for a New Long-Range Bomber
America has counted on bombers for tough missions for decades, but the bomber fleet will struggle to do its job as a capability void opens after 2015. Talk of a new bomber has come in fits and starts since the Pentagon reached the decision . . .
Rethinking The U.S. Strategic Posture
The term strategic posture generally is associated with the means and methods by which nations pursue their national interests -- principally military forces and the way they are organized and . . .
Rumsfeld was Right: Candidates Embrace Bush Worldview
Presidential campaigns are so much about posturing that it's easy to miss what's really going on. Take national security policy. John McCain and Barack Obama want you to think they represent . . .
Sea-Based Missile Defense: Expanding the Options
Sea-based missile defense options are expanding. The fleet is rapidly evolving from a limited, experimental system to an operational, battle-ready missile defense capability. Since 2002, there . . .
Helicopter Troubles Traceable to Government Mistakes
During its eight years in office, the Bush Administration has tried to transform every facet of the military enterprise. In some areas, such as joint cooperation against irregular threats, it has made real . . .