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Following Biden’s MidEast visit, Pentagon aims to do more with less“If the US is going to to be the lynchpin, it would put a further demand on some of the air and missile defense forces,” said Becca Wasser, a fellow at the Center for New Amer...
By Becca Wasser
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Russian Navy's massive submarine could set the stage for 'a new Cold War' in the oceans
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The Russian Navy has taken delivery of what is the world's longest known submarine, one its maker touts as a research vessel -- but what others say is a platform for espionage...
By Tom Shugart
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Himars precision rockets shift the balance in Ukraine: experts
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US-made precision rockets have given Ukraine forces a major battlefield boost since they were introduced in June, tilting the balance against the Russians and possibly forcing...
By Chris Dougherty
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Satellite photos show China destroyed object similar to Japan plane
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China has destroyed an object believed to be shaped like a Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) aircraft in a desert area of Xinjiang, Nikkei has learned through analysis of satell...
By Tom Shugart
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With a new carrier and rumors of more bases, a vision of China's global presence is getting clearer
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In the years ahead, the design of China's carriers and the limited experience of their crews will likely keep them in the Western Pacific, where Beijing is focused on Taiwan a...
By Tom Shugart
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A 'NATO' for the Middle East?
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Late last week, the king of Jordan made headlines when he told journalists that he would support a military alliance in the Middle East that was similar to NATO. "I would be o...
By Becca Wasser
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Why this tiny island in the Pacific may be ground zero in a war with China
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In a war with China, the American territory of Guam would likely become the 21st Century Pearl Harbor. Stacie Pettyjohn, a defense strategy and wargaming expert, said that mos...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Russia’s War on Ukraine at 100 Days Has No End in Sight, Threatening Global Costs
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After 100 days, Russia’s war on Ukraine is turning into a bloody slog with no end in sight, causing mounting devastation in Ukraine and prolonged costs world-wide. The biggest...
By Chris Dougherty
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China has the power to take Taiwan, but it would cost an extremely bloody price
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On his first trip to Asia as United States President last week, Joe Biden gave his strongest warning yet to Beijing that Washington was committed to defending Taiwan militaril...
By Tom Shugart
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Why Ukraine is pleading with the US for rocket artillery
Because the Russians have plenty of multiple-launch rocket systems and they are well skilled at using them, the Ukrainians need comparable rocket artillery “to have a fighting...
By Col James Frey
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China tests missile targeting for specific planes: CNAS' Shugart
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China has set up what appears to be a mock-up of an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in a desert area of Xinj...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Gaming Lab Leads Wargame on NBC's Meet the Press
Press Release
Washington, May 16, 2022—The Gaming Lab at CNAS recently led a strategic-operational wargame, "Dangerous Straits: Battle for Taiwan 2027," in partnership with NBC's Meet the P...
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Navy grappling with the future of its unmanned fleet
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Tom Shugart, a defense analyst with the Center for a New American Security and a retired submarine warfare officer, said the Navy’s current approach to unmanned maritime syste...
By Tom Shugart
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The US may be using Ukraine as a blueprint for how Taiwan could stop a Chinese invasion
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President Joe Biden’s administration reportedly wants to arm Taiwan with the same types of portable weapons that the United States and other NATO members have been providing t...
By Tom Shugart
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Moskva sinking: What really happened to the pride of Russia's fleet?
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The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva rests deep beneath the Black Sea this morning. Whether it lies there as the victim of Ukrainian missiles, Russian incompetence, bad l...
By Tom Shugart
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The military wants ‘robot ships’ to replace sailors in battle
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Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the Navy is building these ships with one enemy primarily in mind: China. The Chinese mi...
By Tom Shugart
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US unveils $800 million in weapons and equipment, plus training, for Ukraine
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U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $800 million in heavy weapons the country will speed to Ukrainian forces, which will include more than a dozen heavy-artil...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Into the Military Metaverse: An empty buzzword or a virtual resource for the Pentagon?
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Years before the word “metaverse” existed, the Pentagon was experimenting with the broad concept of interconnected virtual worlds. In 1978, Air Force Capt. Jack Thorpe publish...
By Jennifer McArdle
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The Army’s transformation begins with these new units
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Major changes to the Army’s doctrine, equipment and operations have arrived in upgraded gear, future-focused technology and new ways to do battle. But where these elements con...
By Chris Dougherty
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‘Battlefield nukes’ in Ukraine? A low but complex threat.
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In her experience running war games for the U.S. military, Stacie Pettyjohn found that whenever scenarios involved nuclear weapons, participants tended to be flummoxed. “Norm...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
