Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists8d
The national missile defense fantasy—again
National missile defense advocates live in a world of magic and make-believe. Fantasy replaces science, assertions replace facts, and cartoon weapons replace ... President Reagan’s vision for the ...
The New Yorker9d
The U.S. Military’s Recruiting Crisis
The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...
Sun Journal11d
Austin Bay: 21st-century ‘Star Wars’: Trump’s huge iron dome
The name is a sly clue indicating his multi-faceted goal of deploying a "state of the art" missile defense covering the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 ...
Voice of America7d
Analysts: American Iron Dome reduces nuclear coercion but drives arms race
The Iron Dome plan resembles former President Ronald Reagon's proposed dual objective of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI ... director for the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson ...
Charlotte Observer14d
An ‘Iron Dome’ for the US? Nuclear experts skeptical over Trump’s planned missile shield
Officially known as the Strategic Defense Initiative — and nicknamed ... Scott Sagan, a professor of political science at Stanford University, who has authored several books on nuclear ...
The Heritage Foundation26d
An Agenda for the U.S.–South Korea Strategic Economic Partnership in 2025 and Beyond
Since the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1953 ... Korea should develop a forward-looking bilateral strategic energy trade initiative to ensure that no artificial barriers impede the ...