Defense
U.S. military has changed dramatically since first Gulf War
The U.S. military that's ready to go to war in Iraq may look the same as its Desert Storm counterpart of 12 years ago, but it is an altogether different force.
Defense
Guarded reservists
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's ideas for moving some skills out of Reserve components and back into active-duty forces has raised some caution flags among reservists.
Defense
Anti-drug task force may provide homeland security blueprint
A little-known interagency drug-control task force in Florida may provide the key to reorganizing federal agencies to curb terrorism.
Defense
Clipped wings
Arguably these should be the best of times for the military aircraft industry. So why are industry officials and military service leaders so nervous?
Defense
Building nations
In the Middle East, President Bush is proposing the same kind of nation-building effort he criticized the Clinton administration for undertaking in the Balkans.
Defense
Waging a war unlike any other
The foe has a different ideology, and comes from a different place, but the new struggle against terror will likely be as intractable, varied, and dangerous as the 40-year Cold War we just left behind.
Defense
National lab director makes the case for new nukes
While even hard-liners in the Bush Administration are today trumpeting "deep cuts" in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, the director of Sandia National Laboratories is arguing for new types of nuclear weapons.
Pay & Benefits
Tapping donors for diplomatic posts carries risks
A growing number of experts say it may finally be time to end the tradition of rewarding campaign contributors with plum ambassadorships.
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