Aegis Ashore Too Limited For Guam: Former INDO-PACOM Head

Aegis Ashore Too Limited For Guam: Former INDO-PACOM Head
Aegis Ashore Too Limited For Guam: Former INDO-PACOM Head

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is reportedly finishing its study of command and control architecture options to best defend Guam, the farthest outpost of our homeland. This new C2 system must have three features: an open architecture, the ability to bring different services’ radars and interceptors together, and disaggregation. Since leaving Indo-PACOM to pursue other…

Congress Stalls INF-Busting Missiles & Nuke Treaty Withdrawal

Congress Stalls INF-Busting Missiles & Nuke Treaty Withdrawal
Congress Stalls INF-Busting Missiles & Nuke Treaty Withdrawal

John Beyrle, ambassador to Russia during the George W. Bush Administration, says letting New START expire would be “a pretty solid punch to the solar plexus of strategic stability.”

America Adrift: ‘Bringing The World To Crisis”

America Adrift: ‘Bringing The World To Crisis”
America Adrift: ‘Bringing The World To Crisis”

The Trump administration has watered down U.S. global leadership to coercive deal-making. The dangerous contours of a world in crisis are now coming into stark relief.

US Sees Little Chance To Save INF Treaty Days Before Deadline

US Sees Little Chance To Save INF Treaty Days Before Deadline
US Sees Little Chance To Save INF Treaty Days Before Deadline

Just back from a unsuccessful round of discussions with her Russian counterparts in Geneva to discuss the Cold war-era accord, Undersecretary of State Andrea Thompson told reporters today she’s not hopeful of saving the INF Treaty before Feb. 2, when time runs out on the 60 days the Trump administration have given Moscow to acknowledge it had violated the treaty.

Pentagon INF Report Hits Hill; Putin Threatens NATO Members

Pentagon INF Report Hits Hill; Putin Threatens NATO Members
Pentagon INF Report Hits Hill; Putin Threatens NATO Members

The long-awaited Pentagon report, which outlines the weapons systems capable of being modified for fielding in a post-INF world, has hit Capitol Hill.

Rep. Rogers: Hill Must Fund Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile, Lower Yield Warhead

Rep. Rogers: Hill Must Fund Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile, Lower Yield Warhead
Rep. Rogers: Hill Must Fund Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile, Lower Yield Warhead

Rep. Mike Rogers chairs the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, which has been remarkably vigorous in its oversight the last two years. (Just ask Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein or Secretary Heather Wilson.) His subcommittee keeps a close eye on America’s nuclear weapon delivery systems, as well as its warheads (which are…

Nuclear Posture Review: The More Things Change…

Nuclear Posture Review: The More Things Change…
Nuclear Posture Review: The More Things Change…

The Trump Administration’s review of nuclear policy and weapons was leaked half a month before its official rollout, giving advocacy groups, allies and everyone else who cares about nuclear warfare much time to craft their reactions. (Everyone should care about the issues, no matter how scary this topic is). Rebecca Hersman, deputy assistant Defense secretary for…

McCain Hammers DepSecDef Nominee Shanahan On Russia, Boeing

McCain Hammers DepSecDef Nominee Shanahan On Russia, Boeing
McCain Hammers DepSecDef Nominee Shanahan On Russia, Boeing

WASHINGTON: “Not a good beginning. Not a good beginning,” Senate Armed Services chairman John McCain told the administration’s nominee for deputy secretary of defense this morning. “Do not do that again, Mr. Shanahan, or I will not take your name up for a vote before this committee. Am I perfectly clear?” “Very clear,” said Patrick…

Feinstein Presses Mattis On LRSO; Mattis Still Thinking

Feinstein Presses Mattis On LRSO; Mattis Still Thinking
Feinstein Presses Mattis On LRSO; Mattis Still Thinking

WASHINGTON: One of the most controversial new weapons in the US arsenal, the Long Range Standoff cruise missile (LRSO), meant to replace the Air Launched Cruise Missile, came under direct fire by a top Senate defense and intelligence lawmaker, Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The senior California senator holds seats both on the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee…

PACOM’s Harris Urges More Subs, PGMs, Ships At HASC

PACOM’s Harris Urges More Subs, PGMs, Ships At HASC
PACOM’s Harris Urges More Subs, PGMs, Ships At HASC

While North Korea threatens to shoot and sink American aircraft carriers and launch nuclear weapons, Pacific Command is running short of precision-guided munitions. And Pacific Command does not have enough surface ships, submarines and antimissile radars to keep up with current and emerging threats, its commander Adm. Harry Harris told the House Armed Services Committee…

We Must Revive Our Moribund Nuclear Force: Heritage

We Must Revive Our Moribund Nuclear Force: Heritage
We Must Revive Our Moribund Nuclear Force: Heritage

Barack Obama is not likely to be mistaken for Teddy Roosevelt. Yes, his foreign policy has been quite soft-spoken—especially when addressing openly hostile states such as Iran. But he has whittled America’s “big stick” down to kindling. While “resetting” with Russia and “engaging” with Iran, Mr. Obama has presided over a tremendous down-sizing of U.S.…