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Feb 1, 2008

'Appalling Gap' in Homeland Security Raises Concerns

A recent report issued by the congressionally-mandated Commission on the National Guard and Reserves concluded that there is an "appalling gap" in our readiness to defend ourselves against a catastrophic event within our borders.

Dec 28, 2007

Year in Review: Congress and National Security in 2007

Congress's failure to end the disastrous Iraq War in 2007 masked a series of less visible but nonetheless important triumphs on national security issues.

Oct 17, 2007

Terrorists, Trafficking, and WMD Still the Greatest Danger

Debate about the intersection of terrorism and illicit nuclear materials is often bleak and holds a disconcerting outlook for international security.

Oct 1, 2007

Threats and Capacities

What is security? What makes us - as individuals, communities or nations - insecure?

Sep 26, 2007

Thwarting Terrorists: More to be Done

Today, Harvard's Project on Managing the Atom and the Nuclear Threat Initiative publish their annual report on security of nuclear weapons and materials around the world.

Sep 21, 2007

One Mistake Too Many

Much to the disbelief of military officials and nuclear experts, on 30 August an American B-52 bomber accidentally carried six nuclear-armed cruise missiles from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

Sep 11, 2007

The Real Lessons of the Vietnam-Iraq Analogy

In a stunning shift of logic and rhetoric, President Bush recently decided that parallels should be drawn between the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq.

Aug 31, 2007

Pressure Pakistan over Khan

President Pervez Musharraf's current domestic political troubles provide the United States with an opportunity to put something back on the table that should never have been taken off.

Jul 27, 2007

Justice, Not Bullets, Will Beat Al Qaida

We are losing the fight against terrorism, but it should come as no surprise. Six years and two wars after 9/11, the United States continues to wage war with bullets against an ideology.

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