Threats
America’s Allies Are Becoming a Nuclear-Proliferation Threat
Some of the United States' oldest allies are considering the once-unthinkable: building their own nuclear weapons.
Business
Defense Industry to DOD: If We Send Workers Home, Will You Penalize Us?
Execs want clarity on Pentagon guidance that suggests they must choose between sending employees to factories or defaulting on contracts.
Science & Tech
Esper to DOD: Expect to Telework for 'Weeks For Sure, Maybe Months'
At a virtual town hall, the defense secretary asked troops and employees to be extra careful of phishing attempts and to disregard dis- and misinformation about COVID-19.
Science & Tech
Amazon: Pentagon Is Trying to ‘Gerrymander’ Its JEDI Fix
Amazon Web Services said the Pentagon’s plan to fix the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract is not enough.
Ideas
China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Ensnared Its Chief Target
Trump’s “Chinese virus” tweets are, in part, an attempt to cover up how he ignored U.S. intelligence and believed Beijing.
Science & Tech
Thermal Camera Market Explodes as Coronavirus Spreads
Temperature readers could be coming to a workplace near you.
Ideas
It’s Time for the US and Saudi Arabia to Break Up
Riyadh’s recent crude-oil dump is the latest indication that the oil-for-security basis of the special relationship is no longer applicable.
Science & Tech
White House Launches Supercomputing Consortium to Fight the Coronavirus
Scientists are tapping supercomputers to seek treatments and a vaccine.
Policy
Why Trump Isn’t Using The Defense Production Act
He wants to allow corporations to sell vital medical gear to the highest-bidding states. Governors say that’s exactly the problem.
Threats
Esper Orders Pentagon into Stricter Health-Related Lockdown
Most of the military installations in the Washington, D.C., area have already been designated HPCON-C, the second-highest level, to protect personnel from the coronavirus.
Ideas
This Is How We Can Beat the Coronavirus
Mitigation can buy us time, but only suppression can get us to where we need to be.
Ideas
The Coronavirus Gives the US a Chance to Restart Talks with North Korea
Even as Kim launches missiles to distract his worried populace, he is seeking US aid for his country's battle with COVID-19.
Ideas
The Right Way to Activate the National Guard
There are three methods of mobilizing America’s citizen soldiers. Which one Trump chooses will matter a great deal.
Ideas
How the Coronavirus Became an American Catastrophe
The death and economic damage sweeping the United States could have been avoided—if only we had started testing for the virus sooner.
Science & Tech
Russia Has New Tool For Massive Internet Shutdown Attack, Leaked Documents Claim
Moscow’s latest cyber weapon would target a wider array of devices than previous denial-of-service tools: the growing internet of things
Ideas
The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test
A federal crackdown on professors’ undisclosed outside activities is achieving what China has long struggled to do: spur Chinese scientists to return home. In this crisis, it’s costing the U.S. intellectual firepower.
Threats
US-China Tensions Heat Up As Beijing Seeks Leadership Role
Both countries have scrambled to shape the international narrative on the COVID-19 virus.
Threats