Threats

US Mulls Larger Permanent Force in Europe, Sends More Missiles to Ukraine

U.S., NATO will take "hard look" at European security footprint no matter how the Ukrainian fight goes, U.S. official says.

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US Needs More Arms Factories, Says Chief Weapons-Buyer Nominee

Bill LaPlante also said he wants to speed up deliveries of weapons and equipment to Ukraine.

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State of Defense 2022

Our annual service-by-service look at where the U.S. military is, and where it's going.

Ideas

The US Needs a Center to Counter Foreign Malign Influence at Home

National security entities coordinate their fight against disinformation abroad. They need a way to do so within our borders.

Ideas

The DOD Needs a Joint Wargaming Center

The recent explosion of wargames obscures several flaws in the current system.

Ideas

The Defense Department Is a Bad Customer. Let’s Change That.

Two active duty officers spent time at tech firms. Here’s what they learned.

Policy

Can Russia’s War Revive the Anti-Nuke Movement?

Amid aging leaders and new politics, arms-control advocates are using Putin’s invasion to renew attention to nuclear weapons.

Threats

Ukraine War Could Put Food Security on Pentagon’s Plate

Global leaders from UN to Congress warn low supplies, high prices could spark conflict elsewhere.

Policy

Biden to Tap Colombia As Next Major Non-NATO Ally

The longtime security partner would be the 19th country and third in South America to receive the designation.

Policy

Navy’s Next 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Could Avoid Details–Again

Secretary Del Toro wants to give “decision space,” but lawmakers want specifics.

Policy

If Russia Hacks a US Satellite, Is It an Act of War?

After a Russian official issued dire warnings against tampering with satellites, U.S. officials declined to follow suit.

Ideas

Will Russia Go Nuclear?

Probably not, but that ultimately depends on factors out of our control, including Putin himself.

Threats

US Racing $350 Million in ‘Immediate' Arms to Ukraine; Includes Javelins, Ammo, Armor

Some Russian ground units are now 20 miles from Kyiv, but about half are still waiting outside Ukraine.

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‘Amphibious Assault is Underway’: Russian Troops Are Landing In Eastern Ukraine, Pentagon Says

Russia's advances are encountering more resistance than expected, U.S. defense official says, as forces encircle Kyiv.

Exclusive Policy

Inside the Air Force Chief’s Mission for Racial Equity

“There's still a lot to do,’ said Gen. C.Q. Brown, ‘...we didn't get here overnight, we're not gonna get out of here overnight.”

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Poland to Buy $6 Billion in US Tanks, Assault Bridges, Explosives; Russian Advancing Force Grows to 190,000

In Warsaw, Austin warns ‘thousands’ of Ukrainians could flee into Poland, ‘trying to save themselves and their families from the scourge of war.”

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Biden Says Russia Will Attack Within ‘Several Days;’ Blinken Lobbies For Peace at UN

Russians “edge closer to that border,” with troops, combat aircraft, ships, and blood supplies, says Austin at NATO HQ.