Battleland
Gillibrand Gaining?
The battle to remove the military’s chain of command from investigating sexual assaults has intensified as a pair of Tea Party senators has allied with 33 of their more liberal colleagues in the effort.
Tomorrow’s Threats
Experts’ views on the true threats to U.S. national security are growing wider.
Triad and True…
How much could be saved by trimming the U.S. nuclear triad…and at what cost to U.S. security?
The End of the Rainbow: The Intelligence-Industrial Complex
The Edward Snowden-National Security Agency leak case raises anew the balance between means and ends that has been simmering on the back burner of the nation’s consciousness for a decade or so.
North Korea Puts Nuclear Threats on Hold in Favor of Business, Skiing and Mushrooms
Proving once again that the North Korean government is like New England’s weather—if you don’t like it, wait a few minutes—Pyongyang is now saying it is reconsidering its April order to South Korea to abandon the Kaesong …
Peeping Sergeant 1st Class (First Class, Indeed)
Last week, the Army removed Sergeant First Class Michael McClendon from his assignment at the U.S. Military Academy for allegedly videoing female cadets at West Point, sometimes while showering.
The Roots of Sexual Abuse in the Military
There is a growing sense in the Pentagon that the series of scandals is beyond the military’s control.
Yet Another Sexual-Assault Investigation Likely to Spur Congressional Action
There is growing concern inside the Pentagon that the military cannot be counted on to defend those in its ranks against sexual predators
Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran
Could it be that Obama’s red line against Tehran becoming a nuclear-weapons state is fading?
Sexual Assault in the Ranks
The Pentagon‘s annual sexual-assault survey released Tuesday showed a remarkable 39% jump from 2010 to 2012 among active-duty women in uniform alleging they had been sexually assaulted.
Planely Not Taking Sexual Assaults Seriously…Enough
Air Force’s top sexual-assault fighter was arrested for sexual assault
How the U.S. is Building Unhealthy Hospitals in Afghanistan
Unfortunately, like much that has happened in Afghanistan since the U.S. invasion less than a month after 9/11, American heads – if not hearts – have been in the wrong place.