Ideas
How big will China’s nuclear arsenal get?
No one knows, but we can game out potential endpoints of Beijing’s buildup.
Threats
Pentagon unaffected by latest Microsoft hack, tech chief says
DOD CIO says she's been speaking daily with Microsoft since the zero-day Sharepoint vulnerability was discovered.
Threats
DHS affected by Chinese hack of Microsoft product: sources
The company says several Chinese state-aligned groups have exploited the zero-day vulnerability disclosed on Saturday.
Business
Could modular manufacturing solve US weapons stockpile woes?
Exquisite U.S. weapons are too difficult to build at scale, report finds.
Business
Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact with U.S. military systems through American “escort” intermediaries.
Threats
Salt Typhoon hacks into National Guard systems a ‘serious escalation,’ experts warn
“All U.S. forces must now assume their networks are compromised and will be degraded,” a former Air National Guard servicemember said.
Policy
Pentagon to become rare-earth mining company's largest stockholder
The Defense Department will buy a 15% stake in MP Materials and fund the construction of a magnet-making facility, all to reduce its reliance on China.
Ideas
How China’s new rare-earth export controls target the Pentagon—and the world
The licensing system replaces a cruder, less flexible means of economic leverage.
Science & Tech
Declining public trust in AI is a national-security problem
Could AI firms’ efforts to serve the government help reverse the trend?
Threats
China is bringing gray-zone warfare to space
Space is increasingly looking like the South China Sea.
Ideas