Since September 2001, the United States and partner nations in the global war on terrorism have accomplished a great deal: eliminating the state-sponsored al Qaeda sanctuary in Afghanistan, capturing or…
Studies
Arming the Heavens: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons
October 31, 2007 • By Steven Kosiak • Studies
The United States is the world’s greatest economic and military power. Perhaps nothing demonstrates the extent of that dominance today better than the country’s preeminent role in space. The United…
Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
October 17, 2007 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich and Dakota L. Wood • Studies
Simple solutions to complex problems are inherently attractive and almost always wrong. So it is with the Pentagon’s recent decision to enter into “crash” production of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected…
US Fighter Modernization Plans: Near-Term Choices
June 20, 2007 • By Steven Kosiak and Barry Watts • Studies
This report explores the near-term modernization choices now facing the Department of Defense (DoD) in fixed-wing air power. Presently, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is the largest programmatic…
Avoiding the Plague: An Assessment of US Plans and Funding for Countering Bioterrorism
May 9, 2007 • By Robert Sherman • Studies
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sparked grave concern that the United States might be struck by terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Typically, policymakers and analysts…