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Experts disagree with key parts of Trump’s nuclear strategy

Experts disagree with key parts of Trump’s nuclear strategy

by Ricky Zipp | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The new nuclear strategy released by the Trump administration last Friday states that the nuclear-threat environment has dramatically changed since the last nuclear strategy was developed by the Obama administration eight years ago. Yet some experts...
Remembering the Tet offensive: 50 years later

Remembering the Tet offensive: 50 years later

by Oyin Falana | Feb 8, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON – The surprise military attacks by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese people’s army against the South Vietnamese army, U.S. forces and their allies became known as the Tet Offensive. The events of the deadly Tet Offensive that changed the...
Four Ways The Military Is Studying Nature For Inspiration

Four Ways The Military Is Studying Nature For Inspiration

by Joey Mendolia | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The term ‘military experiments’ tends to unnerve many people. Whether it’s pioneering Agent Orange in Vietnam, experimenting with LSD, or even creating robot soldiers, one organization has led the way. A branch of the Department of Defense focusing...
Trump’s official nuclear strategy asks for “tailored” approach to threats

Trump’s official nuclear strategy asks for “tailored” approach to threats

by Ricky Zipp | Feb 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Friday unveiled President Donald Trump’s nuclear strategy that stressed the importance of more “flexible” nuclear strategies and capabilities. The new policy would introduce so-called “low-yield” nuclear weapons on...
State Department Downplays Concerns About Vacant South Korea Post

State Department Downplays Concerns About Vacant South Korea Post

by Casey Egan & Yingjie Gu | Feb 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

  The top U.S. diplomatic post on the Korean Peninsula has been vacant for a year, but the State Department said Thursday they believe U.S. interests are being carried out in the region. New concerns emerged earlier this week after reports that Victor Cha, the...
Trump wants a 355-ship Navy. What will it take to get there?

Trump wants a 355-ship Navy. What will it take to get there?

by Ricky Zipp | Feb 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The lack of military readiness and funding has been a consistent theme over the last year, whether it was Secretary of Defense James Mattis testifying before Congress, the release of the National Defense Strategy or President Donald Trump’s...
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