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National Defense strategy

New US defense strategy: Fighting imaginary windmills

On January 5th, President Obama went to the Pentagon to announce a new US strategic defense strategy. There was much hype as the president claimed...
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The defense budget—to sequester or not?

The “super committee” of 12 that is supposed to cut $1.2 Trillion out of the next 10 years of government spending appears to be...
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Pentagon declares U.S. military ready for war on internet battlefield

The Pentagon released on Thursday the long promised Defense Department plan for using the internet as a domain of war. The nineteen page document...
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A larger Navy?

During the Reagan administration when Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) was Secretary of the Navy he was one of the champions of the “600 ship Navy....
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The impact of the 2010 election on the military

  • Military priorities
  • November 8, 2010
Two years ago most pundits thought that they knew what the impact of the election results would be on military operations. They were mistaken. What...
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Defense efficiencies--bringing the troops home

  • Defense Efficiencie
  • September 26, 2010
Recently we have been examining defense cost efficiencies. Another efficiency that has been suggested is to bring the troops home from their global...
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