Earlier this year, the CIA concluded that arming the rebels with small-scale weapons—what is likely now being considered—could not tip the balance of the conflict. U.S. and Israeli officials still…
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United States’ Nuclear Future More About Proliferation Than Abolition, Expert Says
June 7, 2013 • In the News, Nuclear Strategy & Forces • Original: Defense Daily International
The United States’ nuclear future will be more about proliferation than abolition unless minds in foreign capitals can be changed, according to a fellow at a leading Washington think tank….
All the Smartest People in D.C. Agree On This One Issue
June 5, 2013 • In the News • Original: Policy Mic
The words “bipartisan consensus” sound almost nostalgic in today’s zealously fractious Washington, D.C., but that is what happened Monday. Of course, not in Congress though, because that’s just too much…
Panel Ignores Pleas to Reform Defense Budget
June 5, 2013 • In the News • Original: DoD Buzz
A Republican-led defense panel in Congress is set to vote on a proposed budget that ignores bipartisan pleas to protect the military’s long-term solvency by shrinking the workforce, closing bases…
From Left, Right And Center, Analysts Beg DoD To Tackle Overhead Costs
June 4, 2013 • In the News • Original: Federal News Radio
Arguably most politically difficult on the think tanks’ list of cost cutting priorities is military compensation, including health care and retirement costs, a system that dates to the 1970s and…