Threats
Calls Grow Urgent for Improving Guam’s Missile Defenses
“The threat to Guam will only increase over the next five years,” says INDOPACOM’s No. 2.
Science & Tech
How China Is Challenging US Central Command, Digitally
The Pentagon may have “CENTCOM fatigue,” but Beijing is pushing into the Middle East, warns the command’s communications chief.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 92: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
Defense One's Tara Copp sat down with the SecDef as part of the Outlook 2022 event series.
Threats
Army General Wants More Missile Defense Within First Island Chain
“I don't think we have enough right now,” Maj. Gen. Vowell said.
Policy
Austin Rejects ‘Red Lines’ for Taiwan, Ukraine
As crises loom, defense secretary reveals a bit of his diplomacy-first thinking.
Science & Tech
‘Slow-Boil Crisis’: DIA Needs More Capability to Track Russian, Chinese Tech Work
It takes years to train intelligence analysts, but the Pentagon doesn’t have “that kind of time.”
Policy
Austin Warns Against Over-Hyping Recent Chinese Weapons Tests
The defense secretary also pushed for deeper ties between the Pentagon and technology firms.
Science & Tech
China Wants to Write the Tech Rules for 5G. Experts Say That’s a Big Problem
Beijing is stacking international standards bodies with factions that care more about national loyalty than sound practice, experts say.
Threats
China’s Hypersonic Test ‘Increases Tension in the Region,’ Pentagon Chief Says
But Austin sought to downplay the new capability as just another concern.
Threats
US Needs Indo-Pacific Force ‘Enhancements,’ Global Posture Review Finds
Few details released from classified review, which arrives amid geopolitical shifts.
Ideas
Americans Want to Defend Taiwan. The Pentagon’s Budget Should, Too
Lawmakers should take advantage and give Americans the defense budget we need to stay ahead of China.
Policy
Senators Have More Than 900 Ideas To Fix America’s Security
The proposed amendments to the NDAA include ideas on Afghanistan, China and extremism in the ranks.
Threats
Pentagon Scrambles to Defend ‘Juicy Targets’ After Rivals’ Space Tests
U.S. Space Force is taking Russia’s destruction of its own satellite as a warning.
Threats
Are Naval Forces on the Right Path? Leaders Run Wargame to Check
Analysis of the classified, Pacific-focused “Global 14” will continue for weeks or months, a Navy official said.
Threats
Biden Launches Arms-Control Talks with China, Warns Xi on Taiwan
Beijing’s aggression toward the island, nuclear ambitions are big points of worry for the administration.
Ideas
China Locks Down Its History, to Its Peril and the World’s
Xi Jinping’s effort to cement lifelong power brings rigidity and fragility.
Policy
Army Recruiters on TikTok Dance Around Ban To Reach Gen Z
As threat worries subside, one sergeant has nearly half a million followers on the China-based app—and the Army wants her advice.
Threats