The U.S. promised to deepen consultations with South Korea on a possible American nuclear response to a North Korean attack. In exchange, South Korea reaffirmed that it will not develop its own nuclear arsenal. The understanding is outlined in a new agreement, dubbed the “Washington Declaration,” which ...
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The U.S. military relies on wargames to help inform its strategy, tactics, and requirements. But a new report from the Government Accountability Office sees some flaws, including Department of Defense efforts that are chronically stovepiped. "GAO found that there are barriers to accessing wargame data, information ...
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, thinks there will be continuing bipartisan support for increased munitions procurement and boosting the defense industrial base generally. But that partnership could be challenged by a push to "punish" non-defense spending, he warned.
As the Department of Defense begins a force-wide review of how it handles classified information, a national security expert warned that wherever the next big information leak comes from, it may not resemble the one that just happened.
U.S. officials expressed growing concern April 18 about the lack of communication between the Chinese and American militaries in light of increasingly aggressive actions by Beijing. It has now been nearly five months since Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III last spoke to his ...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told lawmakers his department is committed to a complete review of its security practices after an Airman allegedly shared a trove of classified documents on the war in Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific and Middle East military theaters, and other sensitive subjects ...
Days after a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman was arrested in connection to a massive leak of sensitive information online, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has directed a “comprehensive” review of the military’s security programs, policies, and procedures.
The arrest of Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira in connection with a recent leak of sensitive documents illustrates the challenge of defending against insider threats.
Transformative advances in computing, more and more emphasis on information warfare, and increasingly few sanctuaries from the reach of adversaries—those are just some of the factors that will likely define the world and the Air Force in 2040, according to a new report. The Global Futures ...