Commentary


  • Value of Stealth Bombers Is Overstated
    Value of Stealth Bombers Is Overstated

    It was with a very small amount of surprise that readers saw a retired US Air Force general, pilot and adviser to Boeing and Northrop Grumman advocate for hundreds of new, expensive stealth bombers using justifications dating to the 1930s [“Stealthy

  • Commentary: Settle the A-10 Retirement Standoff
    Commentary: Settle the A-10 Retirement Standoff

    The best way to resolve the interminable A-10 retirement debate is to satisfy both sides with a solution that eliminates the operational and economic arguments driving it.

  • Smallest Army and Navy Since Before WW II: So What?
    Smallest Army and Navy Since Before WW II: So What?

    Now that the US Army has said it will reduce its active duty force to 450,000, howls of protest are coming.

  • Building Acquisition Accountability
    Building Acquisition Accountability

    The US Senate version of the defense authorization bill proposes significant process changes to increase management accountability and focus on achieving planned program results.

  • Letter: You’re On Your Own, NATO
    Letter: You’re On Your Own, NATO

    I take exception to one point in your June 29 editorial, “Fund US Deterrent Programs.”

  • Editorial: Rigorously Enforce the Iran Nuclear Deal
    Editorial: Rigorously Enforce the Iran Nuclear Deal

    Since the Iran nuclear agreement was announced last week, a rancorous debate has erupted over whether it’s a good deal.

  • Commentary: Stealthy Deterrence
    Commentary: Stealthy Deterrence

    So why does the nation need stealth bombers?

  • Letter: Corruption Claims Groundless
    Letter: Corruption Claims Groundless

    In Wendell Minnick’s article “Upgrades on All Fronts” (May 11), he seemed to make a lot of sensational yet groundless speculation and subjective statements to describe the current Taiwan-US arms sales.

  • Editorial: On the Edge of Cutting Too Deep
    Editorial: On the Edge of Cutting Too Deep

    The US Army’s announcement that through 2017 it’s cutting end strength by 40,000 more troops made headlines last week, but was hardly a surprise.

  • Commentary: Sustaining Nuclear Deterrence Requires New Capabilities
    Commentary: Sustaining Nuclear Deterrence Requires New Capabilities

    US Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently visited Berlin to assure allies that the US would deter aggression. NATO leaders are worried that Russia might invade the Baltics in a Crimea-style fait accompli, and then threaten nuclear escalation unless the alliance backs down.