Science & Tech
The Ukraine War Is Giving Commercial Space an ‘Internet Moment’
Improvements spurred by Russia’s invasion will help the industry long after the fighting ends.
Policy
Are US Troops Still Training Ukrainians?
The military’s top officials did not clear things up on Tuesday.
Business
Satellite Firms Are Helping Debunk Russian Claims, Intel Chief Says
Will the Pentagon protect those firms from enemy attack? It’s a “fairly sensitive conversation,” U.S. Space Command says.”
Ideas
Don’t Sleep on Russian Information-War Capabilities
Indeed, the Ukraine invasion should galvanize U.S. investment in its own messaging infrastructure.
Ideas
Missing in Action: Russian Cyberattacks
Their general absence from the Ukraine invasion suggests that cyber and military operations serve different political objectives.
Policy
Top Navy Admiral: Fleet Size Doesn’t Always Matter
CNO Gilday says U.S. shouldn’t become like the Russians, with a big but incapable force.
Threats
State Department Official: Belarus President Vulnerable Due to Putin’s War
Russia’s close ally in his war against Ukraine is on wobbly footing.
Ideas
Ukraine Gives Urgency to Giant NATO Cold-Weather Exercise
Russia is surely watching the 29-country wargame closely.
Science & Tech
Ukrainian Hackers Take Aim at Russian Artillery, Navigation Signals
Group says it has found several ways to keep lost units lost.
Threats
Russia’s Kyiv Pullback is ‘Not a Real Withdrawal,’ Pentagon Warns
As Putin is repositioning forces to the Donbass area, “nobody should be fooling ourselves,” U.S. spokesman says.
Threats
Russia Has Fired 'Multiple' Hypersonic Missiles Into Ukraine, US General Confirms
The stunt, likely meant to intimidate Ukraine and allies, has not had the effect Moscow intended.
Policy
China Tops Threats in New Defense Strategy
An unclassified fact sheet outlines the Pentagon’s long-awaited capstone strategic guidance.
Policy
More Nuclear, Less Ground Attack in Biden’s Air Force Budget Request
The 2023 spending proposal calls for retiring 150 planes, shifting funds, and reconfiguring for possible war with China or Russia.
Threats
Russian Forces Halt Kyiv Advance as Kremlin Says Donbass Was Only Goal All Along
Pentagon official rebuts Moscow's claims about war aims, casualties; adds that Russian precision munitions are failing at high rates.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 97: Putin's long war
Two experts look to history for some clues about the possible future of Russia's Ukraine invasion.
Ideas
Deter Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
How Biden handles threats will dissuade Moscow and other adversaries from using these weapons—or encourage it.
Ideas
How Strategic Messaging Can Help Turn Putin Around
Cracks in the Russian leader's popular support can be deepened with careful appeals to the nation’s history and sense of greatness.
Ideas
A Proposed NATO Peacekeeping Mission to Ukraine Could Deepen the Conflict
NATO should continue to support peace talks, while staying out of the war.
Threats