Iranian Navy Ends Week of Threats With Announcement of New Weapons By Paul D. Shinkman March 24, 2014 World leaders gathered in the Netherlands Monday to boast about progress made in protecting nuclear weapons against terrorism and other threats, while also providing a forum to discuss the creeping security issues du jour. The two-day biennial […]

Could the U.S. Face a Cruise Missile Threat from the Gulf of Mexico? Diane Barnes March 21, 2014 The United States is puzzling over how to block cruise missiles that theoretically could be launched from the Gulf of Mexico, even after throwing some of its most advanced technologies at the problem. Russia and Iran have […]

Pentagon Suspends Missile Silo Study, Citing Conflicting Laws Megan Scully March 20, 2014 The Pentagon has put the brakes on an environmental assessment of the effects of eliminating potentially dozens of intercontinental ballistic missile silos as defense officials sort out two conflicting provisions in the fiscal 2014 omnibus spending bill. Last month, Pentagon officials asked […]

U.S. Nuclear Security Efforts in Russia Stalled Amid Ongoing Ukraine Crisis Douglas Guarino March 5, 2014 U.S. Energy Department efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear materials in Russia have stalled following the expiration of a long-held agreement with Moscow last summer, an agency official said on Tuesday. The now-tenuous situation in neighboring Ukraine may further delay […]

As Pentagon Emphasizes Tough Choices, Post-War Budget May Force Innovation Eric Auner March 5, 2014 After more than a decade with the U.S. at war, the question around Washington is not whether the Defense Department’s budget will come down, but by how much. The Department of Defense officially released its base budget yesterday, which came […]