Trump is Right to Prioritize Homeland Missile Defense
President Trump issued an executive order, “The Iron Dome for America,” on January 27, jumpstarting a major effort to deploy and maintain a “next generation” missile shield to better...
United States Strategic Command
Is Russia Raising Specter of ‘Dirty Bomb’ to Prime Public for False Flag?
Russia has vast playbook full of “dirty tricks” by which it can deceive public opinion and distort perception of reality. History show that false flag operations have always been a viable option.
Op-eds
Harden the cybersecurity of US nuclear complex now
Deterrence is only as good as it is credible
Op-eds
Russia’s Sarmat test underscores need to modernize US nuclear triad
Russia conducted its first flight test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on April 20. The launch represents a notable milestone in Russia’s ongoing nuclear modernization designed...
Op-eds
Biden Must Continue the Bipartisan Nuclear Consensus
A nuclear arms race is underway, but so far, the only participants are Russia and China. The United States, for its part, is barely treading water.
Op-eds
America’s military deserves timely funding from Congress
As the federal fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, the Department of Defense once again does not have an on-time authorization or full-year defense appropriation from Congress. Sadly, the use of so-called continuing...
Op-eds
Kim Jong Un Returns to Preside Over Central Military Commission
Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in three weeks to oversee a May 25 meeting of North Korea’s Central Military Commission (CMC). The key takeaway: Pyongyang remains fully committed to developing...
Insights
House Bill Elevates Civilian Cybersecurity Agency
The House passed the...
Policy Briefs
Making Sense of Iran’s Latest Satellite-Launch Vehicle Test
Late last week, Iran formally inaugurated the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Center by conducting the second test of its “Simorgh” rocke...
Policy Briefs
Iranian Ballistic Missile Tests Since the Nuclear Deal
FDD Research Memo