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The man who speaks softly - and commands a big cyber army
Wired
Meet General Paul Nakasone. He reined in chaos at the NSA and taught the US military how to launch pervasive cyberattacks. And he did it all without you noticing.
Signals
The Pentagon is eyeing a 500-ship Navy, documents reveal
Defense News
The Pentagon is weighing a dramatically different fleet that relies heavily on unmanned ships and submarines.
Signals
Pentagon's 'game-changer' plan for a deadlier navy fleet include autonomous drones capable of running for 2 months at a time
Tech Times
The US Defence Chief is treating China as the top US Security Threat. New plans unravel on how the country should upgrade its military.
Signals
America wants a bigger navy of smaller ships to compete with China’s fleet
The Economist
China now has the world’s largest fleet, alarming its Pacific rival
Signals
With the drawdown of U.S. forces in Germany, is South Korea next?
Stratfor
The U.S. will not abandon South Korea given its value in deterring both North Korea and China. Washington will, however, continue to reshape its overseas force posture.
Signals
The US Marine Corps sheds its tanks and returns to its naval roots
The Economist
After decades as dirt sailors, the marines are getting back to salt water
Signals
It's official: the Space Force is here to bring freedom and liberty to the stars
Task and Purpose
The defense budget for fiscal year 2020 officially agreed upon by key lawmakers in the House and Senate would officially establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces
Signals
The fractured terrorism threat to America
Lawfare Blog
Threats new and old, at home and from abroad.
Signals
Why the U.S. will struggle to reduce its military commitments abroad
Stratfor
Washington is quickly finding that many of its allies lack either the desire or capacity to provide the resources needed to assume its duties in Syria and the Persian Gulf.
Signals
9 questions about the US-Iran standoff you were too embarrassed to ask
Vox
Will the US go to war with Iran? What are Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo thinking? Your main questioned, explained and answered.
Signals
Fewer Americans want to serve in the military. Cue Pentagon panic
The Guardian
Declining interest in service has reached levels that should alarm – or delight – those who care about the nation’s health
Signals
The US is set to start building once-banned cruise missiles for the first time since the Cold War
Business Insider
The Department of Defense is restarting the manufacturing process for a class of weapon that hasn't been in the US arsenal in more than three decades.
Signals
A missile defense review to intensify an arms race
Stratfor
The recently released National Defense Review spells out plans for the U.S. to develop a more robust missile defense system. That's not likely to please anyone in Moscow and Beijing.
Signals
Our government's insane war machine is headed space
Truthdig
If you think our government’s war policy has become out-of-this world cuckoo, consider the spaciness being proposed by the cosmonauts on Spaceship Trump.
Signals
Why logistics will be key to any U.S. conflict with Russia and China
Stratfor
The United States undoubtedly has the world's strongest military, but all that would count for naught if it can't organize, deploy and supply those forces.
Signals
U.S.: An updated missile defense strategy for a new arms race
Stratfor
The Trump administration calls for investment in new technologies to better repel threats from Iran and North Korea -- and cutting-edge weapons being developed by China and Russia | Stratfor Worldview
Signals
The military draft is making a comeback in Europe
Washington Post
European countries thought conscription was a relic of the past. But tensions rise with Russia, several are bringing back mandatory military service.
Signals
U.S. military's global edge has diminished, strategy review finds
The New York Times
Strained forces, budget shortfalls and political dysfunction have cast doubt on the Pentagon’s shift in focus from terrorism to global powers — and President Trump’s support for a strong military.
Signals
The CIA's communications suffered a catastrophic compromise. It started in Iran.
Yahoo
From around 2009 to 2013, the U.S. intelligence community experienced crippling intelligence failures related to its secret internet-based communications system, a key means for remote messaging between CIA officers and their sources.
Signals
Exclusive: Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China
Reuters
The five nations in the world's leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China's foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said.
Signals
The United States bites back against Chinese industrial espionage
Stratfor
The circumstances surrounding the case are far from unique, but the United States' reaction is intended to be a warning to Beijing to moderate its aggressive behavior overseas.
Signals
A new, more aggressive U.S.cybersecurity policy complements traditional methods
Stratfor
Despite the Trump administration's new posture, the legal process, regulations and cooperation with the private sector likely will remain dominant parts of the U.S. cybersecurity mix.
Signals
Special report: In modernizing nuclear arsenal, U.S. stokes new arms race
Reuters
President Barack Obama rode into office in 2009 with promises to work toward a nuclear-free world. His vow helped win him the Nobel Peace Prize that year.