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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.
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Defense News
The Pentagon is weighing a dramatically different fleet that relies heavily on unmanned ships and submarines.
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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.
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The Economist
China now has the world’s largest fleet, alarming its Pacific rival
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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.
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The Economist
After decades as dirt sailors, the marines are getting back to salt water
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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
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Lawfare Blog
Threats new and old, at home and from abroad.
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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.
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Vox
Will the US go to war with Iran? What are Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo thinking? Your main questioned, explained and answered.
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The Guardian
Declining interest in service has reached levels that should alarm – or delight – those who care about the nation’s health
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Washington Post
European countries thought conscription was a relic of the past. But tensions rise with Russia, several are bringing back mandatory military service.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.