Cato research proposes U.S. go to submarine-only nuclear delivery system

by Megan Pauly | Oct 16, 2013 | Business & Tech, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — The U.S. nuclear weapon triad system – of bombers, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles – wastes billions of dollars and could be streamlined to just one delivery system, according to research...

Constitutionality of metadata system debate not black and white

by Megan Pauly | Oct 9, 2013 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – On Capitol Hill, the debate over the constitutionality of the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records rages on. Despite the recent declassification of a top-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruling from Aug. 29...

Al-Shabab remains a threat to the U.S., experts tell House members

by Megan Pauly | Oct 3, 2013 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — In the wake of the deadly mall shooting in Nairobi, Kenya, last month, experts told the House Committee of Foreign Affairs Thursday that al-Shabab, the militant group responsible for the tragedy, poses a credible, and increasingly dangerous, threat...

Senators up in arms about percentage of intelligence employees furloughed

by Megan Pauly | Oct 3, 2013 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander and James Clapper told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that 70 percent of intelligence employees have been furloughed since the federal government shutdown began two days ago, shocking the...

NSA data collection not targeting Americans, Alexander says

by Megan Pauly | Oct 2, 2013 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander  told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the NSA is not using its vast databases to create profiles of Americans’ locations, friends and other personal information. A weekend New York Times...