The world’s vast undersea energy infrastructure—oil and gas platforms, wellheads, pipelines and pumps—is now vulnerable to attack by cheap submarines and unmanned vehicles. Nearly 60 years ago the classic television…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Planning? Don’t. Strategy? It Would Be Good To Have One
November 1, 2011 • In the News • Original: Aviation Week
In the 1961 farewell speech where President Eisenhower made the “military-industrial complex” famous, Ike was going to add “Congressional” and struck it out minutes before he spoke, according to his…
Lessons From The Last 10 Years Of Warfare
November 1, 2011 • In the News • Original: Washington Post
For the past 10 years, the United States has engaged in constant warfare. Does that mean the next 10 years will be the same, even after U.S. combat troops are…
Pentagon’s Murky Outlook Pressures Defense Stocks
October 28, 2011 • In the News • Original: MarketWatch
The Pentagon’s estimated budget has more than doubled to $676 billion in the past 10 years because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense represents about 18% of total…
Is Military Retirement Still Third-Rail Issue
October 26, 2011 • In the News • Original: Federal News Radio
The government’s promise of lifetime health care for the military may no longer be sacred. Lawmakers are signaling a willingness to make military retirees pay more for coverage — but…