by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Nov 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON–In the month marking the 10-year anniversary of the anthrax attacks in the U.S., the top Democrat on the Senate homeland security committee worries that federal agencies may not have a coordinated response plan for the next biological attack. “A...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Nov 1, 2011 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Speak of the devil. When Marine Lt. Col. Michael Ries decided to paint his body red, don a black cape and set of horns, and carry a pitchfork, he was doing it for humor’s sake more than anything else. In fact, it still remains unclear exactly why...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Oct 31, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Army Reserve 1st Lt. Charles Ware breezed past the field Sunday at the Marine Corps Marathon, but he never was certain he’d win. “People said I had it in the bag,” he said, “but it wasn’t until halfway through the race when I thought, ‘Hey, I might...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Oct 25, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A little-known technology that essentially makes something out of nothing could mean cheaper, faster weapons and equipment for the Defense Department, according to some top military researchers. And the Pentagon already is embracing it. Direct...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Oct 5, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Faced with a new array of threats, including a thorny deficit problem, the United States needs to make immediate but significant cuts to its military budget, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III said Wednesday. “The central...
