Defense
The Slow-Boil Revolt: Retired Senior Military Officers Face a Dilemma
They're growing more concerned that the Trump administration doesn’t want their advice, and struggling with how much they can say publicly.
Viewpoint: How Best to Thank a Veteran? Avoid More Unjust Wars
A 2017 poll found that about half of Americans would support launching an unprovoked war on a country that poses no near-term threat.
At Long Last, the F-35 and F-22 Might Talk to Each Other
And once service officials can digitally link two of the military’s stealthiest platforms, they’re going to try to link everything else.
Viewpoint: Stop Denigrating the Civilian National Security Workforce and Fix It
To understaff and undermanage the military's civilian counterparts does our uniformed force an enormous disservice and undermines U.S. security.
The Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Is in the Shop
The E-4B, a plane that would quarterback a nuclear war, has lost its secondary mission as the secretary of Defense's main long-haul ride.
SecDef: China Is Exporting Killer Robots to the Mideast
For the first time, a senior Defense official has called out Beijing for selling lethal autonomy.
General: Trump Pullout Did Not Affect Baghdadi Raid Timing
“We struck because the time was about right,” said CENTCOM’s Gen. Frank McKenzie, of intelligence and other factors.
Viewpoint: Take It From Me, the Attacks on Vindman Are Disgraceful
I was born abroad and served. So did my three younger brothers. If Vindman is suspicious, are we?
Price of F-35 Falls, But Not as Much As Pentagon Hoped
Defense officials say the cost of the plane’s engine is not declining as much as the airframe itself. The engine maker says it already dropped by half.
Pentagon Vows to Guard the Syrian Oil That Trump Wants to Seize
That includes warding off Syrian and Russian forces, SecDef Esper says, with murky justification under domestic and international law.
ISIS Leader Baghdadi Killed Himself During U.S. Special Ops Raid, Trump Confirms
Trump claims, against the evidence, that killing Baghdadi was administration's "top national security priority."
Trump Declares Victory in Syria, Claims Credit for It All
“Let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand,” the president says, as Congress fumes.
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