Science & Tech
Israel Is Stuck in a Security Limbo
Even as Israel's neighbors grapple with internal turmoil, the fate of the negotiations with Palestine stands on a knife's edge. By Frida Ghitis
Science & Tech
China's Military Hackers Are Trying to Break into America's Infrastructure
Systems at power plants and water facilities especially vulnerable to infiltration. By Gwynn Guilford
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About Those Chinese Aircraft Carrier Pics: What We Know and What We Can Guess
There’s a lot to glean from the Google Earth pictures of China’s first homegrown aircraft. Assuming that’s what this is. By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
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How Bad Commercial GEOINT Helped Sink the USS Guardian
NGA says over-reliance on error ridden commercial satellite imagery, among other missteps, doomed the USS Guardian to strike a reef. By Bob Brewin
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Introducing ThreatWatch: A New Way to Explore the Evolving World of Cyber Dangers
A new way to track the evolving threats in cyberspace. By Aliya Sternstein
Ideas
Ash Carter Got it Right in Aspen, Top DOD Nuclear Weapons Official Responds
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter was accurate about nuclear weapons costs, but arguing misses the point. The U.S. needs them and can afford them. By Madelyn Creedon
Business
Obama's Whistleblower Witchunt Won't Work at DOD
The U.S. has tried something like President Obama’s 'Insider Threat Program' before. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now. By Gabe Rottman
Business
Pentagon Protests Massive Southwest Green Power Lines
Proposed giant towers called "unacceptable risk" to testing, aircraft at White Sands Missile Range in Arizona. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
When Would Cyber War Lead to Real War?
The method of an attack does not dictate the means of reprisal. By Vincent Manzo
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Don’t Be Alarmed by the Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C. They’re Here to Stop Cruise Missiles
These drone dirigibles will be protecting D.C from missile attacks. By Brian Resnick
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Pentagon Says Asian Spies Are Targeting Radiation-Hardened Electronics
Official review finds increased espionage in electronics that can withstand radiation events. By Rachel Oswald
Science & Tech
The NSA's New Spy Facilities are 7 Times Bigger Than the Pentagon
It’s no secret that Harvey Davis has a sensitive job building massive spy data centers. By Aliya Sternstein
Business
Let Air Force Run the Military Satellites, Watchdog Argues
It’s been a long time since TSAT. A new report says the Pentagon should let the Air Force control the next-generation MILSATCOM architecture to save money and add security. It’s not that simple, though. By Kevin Baron
Ideas
What Ash Carter Gets Wrong about Nuclear Weapons Spending
It’s hard to imagine how Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter could get it so wrong in Aspen about nuclear weapons spending. But wrong he is. By Kingston Reif
Threats
Pentagon Equips Kenya, Uganda Against WMD Threats
Move is to help build response capacity of east African countries in the event of a WMD attack. By Diane Barnes
Science & Tech
Pentagon Compromises in Spectrum Fight
The Defense Department now says it can leave the spectrum without losing ‘critical DOD capabilities.'
Ideas
Goodbye Anti-War, Hello Anti-Secrecy
Unable to stop war, the peace movement believes information freedom could be next. To them, Snowden, Manning and Assange are heroes. And it’s not just a cause, it’s an identity. By Kevin Baron
Science & Tech
Someone Purchased the Most Important Data Center on the West Coast
Only two other buildings rival this data center in size and importance. By Simone Foxman
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Cyborg Accessories, Made by Google
The tech giant will be taking personalized computing to new level. By Christopher Mims
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