Defense One

Threats

Afghan forces repel attack on parliament; Small nukes for peace?; NATO’s quest for a ‘hybrid war’ playbook; Hackers ground flights in Poland; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 22, 2015

Threats

The insurgent with 9 lives; Pentagon’s ‘urgent’ US city shield from Russian missiles; That British military ‘retreat’; Toby Keith as ‘torture;’ And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 19, 2015

Threats

Escalation situation in Iraq; Moscow $anctions to continue; Snagging Silicon Valley’s nerds; The demise of Colt; CIA surprise; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 18, 2015

Threats

Putin’s ‘military Disneyland’ not the happiest place; ‘Warheads on foreheads’ scrutinized; NDAA ahead of schedule; The hack from left field; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
June 17, 2015

Threats

US strike means AQ gets a new No. 2; Kurds seize Syrian border town from ISIS; The US Army’s ‘dangerous game’; Air Force surge in Europe?; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 16, 2015

Threats

US to beef up in Eastern Europe; Pentagon’s reluctance for war in Iraq; ‘Jeb!’ and Hillary dive in; The spy who loved hot wings; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 15, 2015

Threats

Are ‘lily pads’ the future of US forces in Iraq?; Afghanistan’s own Pentagon; American defense firms flood Europe; Salvation at sea; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 12, 2015

Threats

What 450 new US troops will—and won’t—do for Iraq; Jeb searches for natsec cred in Europe; Insurgency spreading in Egypt?; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 11, 2015

Threats

More US boots could be on the way to Iraq; OPM data on the dark web?; State OKs almost $2B in arms sales; A smashingly good time with tanks; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 10, 2015

Threats

Obama awaiting ‘finalized’ Iraq plan from Pentagon; Will Jeb rally in Europe?; Army website notches web views—in Syria; Return of the AUMF; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 9, 2015

Threats

Iraq’s army is ‘finished’; Kurds ascending in Turkey; War in space; Crackdown in Bahrain; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 8, 2015

Threats

1.5M troops at risk in ‘historic’ hack; Obama’s Gitmo closure plan; New aircraft carrier, F-35 approvals; US missiles targeting Russia?; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 5, 2015

Threats

Anthrax scope widens; The long war against ISIS; 10 more Gitmo transfers coming soon; Hey UAV, Get Off of My Cloud; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 4, 2015

Threats

NSA (somewhat) reined in; 10K-plus ISIS killed by US-led coalition; House panel wants ISIS war debate; Fixing airport security, or not; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 3, 2015

Threats

ISIS plunges Syria into greater uncertainty; US hostage released from Yemen; Are Graham’s nat-sec credentials too much for White House bid?; A Petraeus-Carter disconnect; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
June 2, 2015

Threats

Rebels take US hostages in Yemen; ISIS comes to Saudi Arabia; NSA powers in limbo; SecDef joins social media; And just a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
June 1, 2015

Threats

New violence threatens Baghdad; China puts big guns on fake islands; Odierno’s shopping list; ‘Bug drones’ for SOF; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 29, 2015

Threats

Iraq fights back; Carter orders China to halt; Top Iran negotiator quitting; Pentagon’s ‘oops’ on anthrax; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
May 28, 2015

Threats

Anbar goes grim; ‘Inevitable war’ with China?; Northrop pushes back on R&D; New PACOM chief; Green Beret scrutiny over US hostage policy; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
May 27, 2015

Threats

Baghdad jumps on Anbar; Japan joins US-Australian war games; Old strategy in Afghanistan is new again; Lighthouses for the South China Sea; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
May 26, 2015