<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>CSBA &#187; Barry Watts</title> <atom:link href="http://www.csbaonline.org/about/people/bwatts/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.csbaonline.org</link> <description>Copyright © 2013 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 20:16:20 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>The Evolution of Precision Strike</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2013/08/the-evolution-of-precision-strike/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2013/08/the-evolution-of-precision-strike/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=4114</guid> <description><![CDATA[This paper endeavors to address how the spread of non-nuclear (or conventional) precision munitions, along with associated sensors and targeting networks, may alter the conduct of war over the next...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2013/08/the-evolution-of-precision-strike/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nuclear-Conventional Firebreaks and the Nuclear Taboo</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2013/04/nuclear-conventional-firebreaks-and-the-nuclear-taboo/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2013/04/nuclear-conventional-firebreaks-and-the-nuclear-taboo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:35:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=3581</guid> <description><![CDATA[This study offers insights into the motivations of countries to acquire nuclear weapons, and how those countries view the role of nuclear weapons in their military and national security strategy.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2013/04/nuclear-conventional-firebreaks-and-the-nuclear-taboo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can the Aging U.S. Air Force Modernize?</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2012/09/26/can-the-aging-u-s-air-force-modernize/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2012/09/26/can-the-aging-u-s-air-force-modernize/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=2815</guid> <description><![CDATA[In an era of fiscal austerity, the investment decisions the U.S. military services make in the coming years must give others pause as they consider military competition or conflict with the United States. For the Air Force, this means preserving a highly credible capability to strike any targets anywhere on the globe while recapitalizing its aging inventory of combat aircraft.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/2012/09/26/can-the-aging-u-s-air-force-modernize/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DOD Must Protect Industrial Base</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/12/14/dod-must-protect-industrial-base/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/12/14/dod-must-protect-industrial-base/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:19:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=1871</guid> <description><![CDATA[As sequestration looks more likely by the day, the Defense Department faces the challenge of a new fiscal reality. After more than a decade of increasing budgets, the Pentagon has...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/12/14/dod-must-protect-industrial-base/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Defense Industrial Base: A National Security Imperative</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/10/the-defense-industrial-base-a-national-security-imperative/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/10/the-defense-industrial-base-a-national-security-imperative/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:44:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=1737</guid> <description><![CDATA[Chairman Shuster, Mr. Larsen, and Members of the Defense Business Panel, thank you for inviting me to testify at today’s hearing on the imperative to preserve essential elements of U.S....]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/10/the-defense-industrial-base-a-national-security-imperative/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sustaining Critical Sectors of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/09/sustaining-critical-sectors-of-the-u-s-defense-industrial-base/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/09/sustaining-critical-sectors-of-the-u-s-defense-industrial-base/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:16:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=1627</guid> <description><![CDATA[This monograph focuses on two main questions concerning what is most accurately described as the “military-industrial-Congressional” complex]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/09/sustaining-critical-sectors-of-the-u-s-defense-industrial-base/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Maturing Revolution in Military Affairs</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/06/the-maturing-revolution-in-military-affairs/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/06/the-maturing-revolution-in-military-affairs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:22:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=1357</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 1992, the Office of Net Assessment (ONA), Office of the Secretary of Defense, began circulating an assessment of a prospective late-twentieth-century military-technical revolution (MTR). Soviet military theorists had been...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/06/the-maturing-revolution-in-military-affairs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Implications of China&#8217;s Military and Civil Space Programs</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/05/the-implications-of-chinas-military-and-civil-space-programs/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/05/the-implications-of-chinas-military-and-civil-space-programs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:30:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=1302</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission, thank you for inviting me to testify at today’s hearing. I will confine my comments to the Commission’s questions on the overall context...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2011/05/the-implications-of-chinas-military-and-civil-space-programs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Regaining Strategic Competence</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2009/09/regaining-strategic-competence/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2009/09/regaining-strategic-competence/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:45:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=571</guid> <description><![CDATA[The central argument of this report is that, in light of the complex and intensifying security challenges the United States now faces, the nation can no longer afford poor strategic performance. The time to reverse the decline in US strategic competence is long overdue. The first task is for American political and military leaders to develop a clearer understanding of what strategy actually is, and what cognitive skills are necessary to craft and implement good strategies. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2009/09/regaining-strategic-competence/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The F-22 Program in Retrospect</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2009/08/the-f-22-program-in-retrospect/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2009/08/the-f-22-program-in-retrospect/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:52:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Watts</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?post_type=csba_publication&#038;p=918</guid> <description><![CDATA[It now appears likely that F-22 production will end with a procurement of 187 Raptors, of which 179 will be operational aircraft. The crucial moment came on July 21st, 2009,...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/publications/2009/08/the-f-22-program-in-retrospect/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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