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Cancers Strike US Fighter Pilots, Crews at Higher Rates, Air Force Finds
Nearly 30% higher likelihood of testicular cancer and roughly 25% for skin and prostate cancer, according to the military’s most comprehensive study yet.
Science & Tech
One of Four Boosters Fails in Rapid-Fire Hypersonic Tests
Three launches got off successfully from Virginia; investigations have begun into the Alaska failure.
Threats
Navy Seeks To Improve Firefighting After ‘Preventable’ Bonhomme Richard Disaster
Naval Safety Center gets a promotion, while ships’ crews will be trained to respond to pierside fires.
Policy
US Navy Lists Consequences for Sailors Who Refuse COVID Vaccination
Refusers could be stripped of warfare qualifications, removed from their billet, or even dismissed from service.
Policy
4 C’s Drive Biden Administration’s First Naval Strategic Guidance
“Expanded” posture is needed to focus on China, Navy Secretary Del Toro writes.
Threats
Active-Duty Suicide Rate Hit Record High in 2020
The rate among soldiers was nearly double that of sailors, DOD’s annual suicide report found.
Business
Lockheed Opens New Hypersonic Weapons Factory In Alabama
The manufacturing plant is the third digital factory opened by the world’s largest defense contractor this year.
Ideas
Biden’s Best Chance to Get Back on Course with Europe
The president should send his best team to NATO and EU talks, find common ground on China, and repair the damage done by the AUKUS submarine deal.
Ideas
AUKUS: Good Goals, Bad Implementation
Now begins the real work for the United States and its democratic allies: cooperating to strengthen their eroding deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.
Policy
US Navy’s Latest Plan for Its Future May Not Come Until 2023, Says Top Admiral
It’s the fourth attempt in four years to define the future of the Navy.
Business
Just Half of Workers at Two Critical Shipyards Are Vaccinated
The sobering numbers offer a snapshot of defense contractors’ struggle to get workers vaccinated.
Ideas
AUKUS Is the Death Knell of Australia's Strategic Ambiguity
At what cost is Australia attempting to strengthen its deterrence of China?
Ideas
Trade Versus Subs: The Risky U.S. Tradeoff in the Asia-Pacific
Which will matter more, a dozen more nuclear subs on the U.S. side of the ledger or a trade pact that could draw many of the world's largest economies ever-closer toward China?
Threats
Australia Will Get Nuclear-Powered Subs In New Partnership With US, UK
Dubbed AUKUS, the new security partnership will increase focus on the Indo-Pacific.
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