Defense & Security

Weekly Nuke News – Sentinel ICBM program ‘struggling’ with ‘unknown unknowns – Sec AF Kendal

Kendall also expressed concern about the effects of a likely continuing resolution on key programs, including the Advanced Battle Management System and the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. By: THERESA HITCHENS for Breaking Defense // November 13, 2023 at 5:15 PM WASHINGTON — Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said today he is “nervous” about unforeseen challenges in the $96 […]

Weekly Nuke News – Sentinel ICBM program ‘struggling’ with ‘unknown unknowns – Sec AF Kendal was originally published on Global Security Review.

November 16, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>

Americans support exporting drones to Ukraine — with a caveat

Drones have taken center stage during the war in Ukraine. Initially, Ukraine capitalized on the Turkish-manufactured TB2 Bayraktar drone to help disrupt Russia’s invasion, including by sinking the Moskva, Russia’s acclaimed guided missile cruiser. In the second half of 2022, Ukraine took the unprecedented step of building an “army of drones” to consolidate earlier gains,…

May 26, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>

Evaluating NATO enlargement since the end of the Cold War

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 to defend against a possible Soviet attack and included 16 North American and European member states when the USSR collapsed in 1991. Between 1999 and 2020, the organization admitted 14 additional members from Central and Eastern Europe that sought military security and political stability after…

May 25, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>

President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later

With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication to evaluate the Biden administration’s long-awaited look at its view toward nuclear weapons and the nation’s two primary threats Russia and China. With Russia waiting […]

President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later was originally published on Global Security Review.

May 23, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>

President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later

With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication to evaluate the Biden administration’s long-awaited look at its view toward nuclear weapons and the nation’s two primary threats Russia and China. With Russia waiting […]

May 23, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>

Ukraine and the Kinzhal: Don’t believe the hypersonic hype

On May 4, 2023, Ukraine used a U.S.-supplied Patriot battery to down a Russian Kinzhal missile, which Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced in 2018 was a “hypersonic” weapon that could overcome all existing air defense systems. Russia’s state news agency tried to maintain this claim by arguing that the shootdown was a fake report.…

May 23, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>

If Armenia Wants Western Defense Support, Doctrine and Partner Engagement Reform Must Happen Now

Armenia cannot protect the indigenous Nagorno-Karabakh people and Republic of Armenia without a competent vanguard. The Armenian Ministry of Defense can continue to rely on Russia, but will Moscow come to Armenia’s aid during another major attack? Probably not. Armenia’s biggest vulnerability is that it relies on Russia for defense, which has been a noncommittal […]

May 1, 2023
0 comment
Read More >>