Beyond INF: An Affordable Arsenal Of Long-Range Missiles?
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The US could develop more than a dozen different land-based weapons for $7 to $12 billion, thinktank CSBA estimates.
Human Rights, And FONOPS, Key For US In Indo-Pacific
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US military leaders from across the Pacific are speaking with one voice about what the US needs to do in the region, and what the Chinese aren’t doing.
NDAA 2020: SASC Emphasizes Tech Race With China
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The senators’ draft of the annual defense bill puts a new emphasis on technological competition, including industrial policy moves to strengthen US companies.
Recent North Korean Missile Launches Don’t Change ‘Palpable’ Drop In Tensions: Gen. Abrams
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Gen. Robert Abrams tells Breaking Defense, “Recent activities on the peninsula have not changed that palpable reduction of tension on the peninsula.”
Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Congress, Data And The Tech [Sponsored]
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Join me as I explore the intricacies of ethics, technology, policy and politics with three experts on this somewhat arcane subject.
SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition
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The Pentagon’s new Special Ops leader is looking to the defense industry for help in meeting peer adversaries, but he also has a bone to pick.
Army Can Manage Both Mideast & Great Powers: Sec. Esper
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The Army can cope with regional dangers like Iran even as it refocuses on Russia and China, the secretary said. In fact, he said, the Army’s controversial modernization program will help with both sets of threats.
Trump Vs. Huawei: The World Is Watching
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How the US implements the new Executive Order will have a big impact on whether allies join the American push against Chinese tech.
Poblete’s Resignation Weakens State’s Security Bench
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The resignation of Trump’s assistant secretary for arms control and verification weakens the State Department’s already shaky bench in arms control talks.
Enemy To US: We’re Going To Phase 2. You Ready?
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“No enemy says, ‘I’m ready to go to Phase 2. You guys ready?'” Allvin said to laughter from the audience. “We have to be more nuanced. We need to be less mechanistic in our execution of these.”