National Security

A Congressionally mandated commission found serious faults with the Pentagon's National Defense Strategy, concluding that it fails to fully recognize China's growing military might, Russia's persistent threat, risks from Iran and other rogue states—and the increasing convergence of all three. The Pentagon is under-financed and ...

Verbatim

July 26, 2024
A collection of quotes on airpower, space power, and national security issues.

WORLD: Sentinel

July 26, 2024
WORLD: Sentinel: Costs Jump 81% after Pentagon Review.
In the absence of a rival superpower in the 1990s, and with the miscalculations of the post-9/11 counterinsurgency campaigns, the successive administrations, the Pentagon, and Congress managed to squander America’s technological edge.

Q&A: Creating Dilemmas

July 26, 2024
Airpower is a desired capability that everybody wants. Because it’s asymmetric, with a little bit of airpower, you can create a lot of effects.