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Opinion

By cutting science, the Defense Department is eating its seed corn

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By Frank Kendall

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Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts.

By Joshua Rovner, American University, The Conversation

2 months ago

Opinion

Don’t pull the plug on US military installations

Renewable energy is a politically volatile topic, but U.S. military leaders should not categorically dismiss the benefits.

By Nevada Joan Lee and Christopher Preble

7 months ago

Opinion

No runways, no sorties: Chinese missiles threaten US airpower plans

American warplanes could be kept from joining the fray of a conflict with China for days or weeks, analysts have concluded.

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9 months ago

Opinion

Why the military’s approach to its suicide epidemic is failing

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By Ken Falke

10 months ago

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He lived 3 doors down in the barracks. I carry his ghost in my pocket

"I wish the 30 soldiers who died in Alaska during my time at Wainwright had gotten to see this moment," writes Jake Johnson in this War Horse reflection.

Opinion

By cutting science, the Defense Department is eating its seed corn

Unless Congress intervenes and adequately funds science and technology, we are risking strategic failure, argues former Air Force secretary Frank Kendall.

Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear program

Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts.

Opinion

Don’t pull the plug on US military installations

Renewable energy is a politically volatile topic, but U.S. military leaders should not categorically dismiss the benefits.

Opinion

No runways, no sorties: Chinese missiles threaten US airpower plans

American warplanes could be kept from joining the fray of a conflict with China for days or weeks, analysts have concluded.

Opinion

Why the military’s approach to its suicide epidemic is failing

In this opinion piece, the chairman of Boulder Crest Foundation argues that current military suicide prevention efforts are falling short.

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