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Opinion
Germany must to raise its nuclear-deterrence IQ
There is little expertise in German society to weigh thorny questions surrounding nuclear deterrence vis-a-vis Russia, argues Karl-Heinz Kamp.
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Opinion
German brigade entering Lithuania is a welcome change for NATO
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are the NATO member states with the most pressing need for additional assets capable of deterring Russia.
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Opinion
Unleash the Space Force
Numbers outlining China's military space prowess are understandably alarming, but they don’t tell the whole story, Todd Harrison argues in an op-ed.
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Opinion
Pentagon acquisition can no longer ignore the industrial base
The industrial base cannot be considered in isolation. It needs to be a part of the holistic way the Pentagon does acquisition.
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Opinion
Takeaways from the voyage to Gaza for the US Army’s watercraft program
Seeing several Army watercraft move east from Virginia does beg the question as to how the service balances such deployments against its primary mission.
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Opinion
In platform design and construction, the best surprise is no surprise
The case of the ubiquitous Boeing 737 airliner can provide a useful guide to ensure ships are scalable, affordable and relevant.
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Opinion
It’s time to rebalance funding toward the Air Force and Space Force
Tanks and large infantry formations are simply not as germane in the Pacific region, a former colonel says.
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Opinion
Congress should approve Pentagon’s latest multiyear procurement pitch
Why aren’t block buy and multiyear purchases used much more often by the Defense Department?
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Opinion
How to further strengthen the Defense Production Act
It is essential to keep DPA focused exclusively on defense and national security issues, in particular threats from our pacing competitor, China.
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Opinion
With Chinese warships anchoring in Cambodia, the US needs to respond
It’s past time for Washington to jettison its ad hoc, absent-minded approach toward Beijing’s basing pursuits, opinion writers argue.
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Opinion
Biden’s FY25 budget cuts missile defense when we need it more than ever
Given the deteriorating security environment, it would seem that cutting missile defenses is the exact wrong thing to do at this point.
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