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Ukraine War Reignites Debate over What Constitutes a ‘Tank’
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In terms of design, an MBT should have an enclosed turret and a large gun, move on tracks and be equipped with armor that makes it resistant to most weapons. But some people i...
By Michael Akopian
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Biden’s Midterm Report Card
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"The Biden and Trump administrations both identified allies and partners as a pillar of U.S. strategy. But unlike its predecessor, the Biden team is delivering. In Europe, it ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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US and Allies Load Ukraine with Armor and Weapons Ahead of Expected Russian Offensive
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Ukrainian intelligence officials reported that Russia plans to increase its military to 2 million troops, up from about 1.35 million, and that the "Russian military command is...
By Nicholas Lokker
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The M1 Abrams, the Powerful US Tank That Kyiv Wants but Can’t Have
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Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said this week at Ramstein Air Base that "hundreds of thank yous are not hundreds of tanks."Jeffrey Edmonds, a Russia expert at the Cent...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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U.S. Expands Training of Taiwanese Military with National Guard
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The Wall Street Journal reported in October 2021 that a U.S. special operation unit and a contingent of Marines were training the Taiwanese military in Taiwan for at least a y...
By Jacob Stokes
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Austin Meets New German Defense Minister over Ukraine Tank Support
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Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense during the Obama administration, said the west should expect Russian forces to be cannier and more dug-in than the...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. and China Pledge to Talk More to Avoid Worsening Tensions
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The Biden administration has kept in place a set of tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump and confronted Beijing over what it sees as human rights abuses, unfair trade ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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National Security Human Capital
Army Brings Back ‘Be All You Can Be’ SloganKatherine Kuzminski, with the Center for a New American Security said while previous generations may have been drawn to service by financial incentives and the opportunity to ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Netherlands Considers Sending Patriot Missile System to Ukraine
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The United States makes much of the most advanced equipment needed by global semiconductor factories, known as fabs. In the short term, the new restrictions have been “like pu...
By Emily Kilcrease
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New Parental Leave Policy Could Help Retention, RecruitingBefore the change, the length of leave granted was dependent on whether the service member was the birth parent or “primary caregiver,” or the “secondary caregiver.” Now there...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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The Marines Have a New Ship-Killing Weapons System to Counter China
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The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was activated in March 2021 and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the 12th Artillery Regiment on Okinawa will be ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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A String of Russian Failures Got Scores of Troops Killed in a Ukrainian Strike, and Moscow’s Reaction Only Made Things Worse
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Andrew Metrick, a fellow with the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, said that some elements of the incident can be attributed to declining Russian mil...
By Andrew Metrick
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Japan Sells Tokyo as Us Linchpin of Security against China, Russia
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Jacob Stokes, senior fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, called it “an incredibly important time” in Japan’s defense policy...
By Jacob Stokes
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Technology & National Security
Ukraine Zeroes In on Western Tanks in Bid to Rout RussiaValerii Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, told The Economist last month that Kyiv needs 300 tanks to achieve a decisive victory on the battlefield again...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Technology & National Security
All-Out Drone War in Ukraine Points to FutureBut the degree to which they are being used by both sides in Ukraine -- and the benefits they bring, as well as the threats they pose -- highlights the importance for militari...
By Samuel Bendett
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Hard-Line House Republicans Set Up Fight over Military Budget, Pentagon ‘Wokeism’
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Some Republicans have tamped down concerns that any belt-tightening will affect the military and some experts say the chances of Congress passing a slimmed down national secur...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Air Force Is Changing the Way It Measures Body Fat for Airmen and GuardiansWhile it may sound similar to the “tape test” that the service ditched in 2020, experts say that the new waist-to-height ratio may be more forgiving than its predecessor. “Fro...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Technology & National Security
The Semiconductor MadmanForeign firms are forecast to supply over half of China’s chip consumption until at least 2026, according to IC Insights, a U.S. semiconductor research group. This is, of cour...
By Martijn Rasser
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How the Speaker Impasse Is Impacting U.S. National Security
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Not only are those members barred from briefings, the key national security committees they would normally sit on cannot even be formed yet – including the House Intelligence ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. to Send 'Tank-Killer' Fighting Vehicle to Ukraine
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Michael Akopian, a researcher in the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think tank, told VOA that the Bradley offers many tank-like capabi...
By Michael Akopian
