2017 Forecast: What Does Trump Want The Army To Do? ISIS, Russia, Or China?

2017 Forecast: What Does Trump Want The Army To Do? ISIS, Russia, Or China?
2017 Forecast: What Does Trump Want The Army To Do? ISIS, Russia, Or China?

WASHINGTON: More than any other service, the Army’s future is uncertain under Trump. On the upside, the President-Elect has promised to boost the Army‘s budget and grow its ranks by almost 15 percent. On the downside, Trump seems deeply skeptical of what has become the service’s driving mission: deterring Russian aggression in Europe. [We rolled…

Nuclear Woes Drive $7.5B Increase; DepSecDef Work Takes On Nuke Oversight

Nuclear Woes Drive $7.5B Increase; DepSecDef Work Takes On Nuke Oversight
Nuclear Woes Drive $7.5B Increase; DepSecDef Work Takes On Nuke Oversight

PENTAGON: It isn’t official but Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work hinted today that the United States will undertake a fundamental reordering of its national security budget by paying for new nuclear submarines, new nuclear bombers and new ICBMs in new accounts set aside just for them. “This is something we have discussed in the department,” Work…

Air Force Crisis: Sex, Nukes And Leadership

WASHINGTON: The Air Force faces a crisis of leadership, a crisis of confidence, a crisis that must be addressed by whomever is nominated as the next secretary. The service is being battered by news story after news story. Today we learned of the suspension of 17 nuclear launch officers. The Associated Press broke the story.…