1962: Army preps for moon base
From the archive: December 14, 1962
Editor’s note: This ambitious order followed the 1956 Project Horizon study led by Wernher von Braun at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
Articles by: Bradley Peniston
Rewrite the AUMF | No split for NSA/CYBERCOM | Better mobile tools
Charles E. Berger says it’s time to rewrite the AUMF. (National Interest)
The White House rejects the arguments for un-dual-hatting NSA and CYBERCOM, at least for now. (Washington Post)
Sea change at …
Read more ›No China strategy | Framing the NSS | ADIZ and int’l norms
Four experts told a House hearing on China’s growing seapower yesterday that no real strategy exists to deal with Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the western Pacific, Chris Cavas reports. (Defense News)
Meanwhile, …
Read more ›Budget deal | More might, less cost | AirSea Battle & ADIZ
Gordon Adams on the Murray-Ryan budget deal: “But let’s get real: $498 billion is a pretty good deal in a world where threats to the United States are low, terror attacks are …
Read more ›A2/AD is key | China’s ADIZ, so far | Should the USN buy corvettes?
It’s A2/AD Day, apparently:
Starting by declaring that wars of choice are gravely risky and therefore the U.S. military should be optimized for wars of necessity, Sam Tangredi argues that counter-A2/AD operations …
Read more ›1944: Proposals for a post-war draft
From the archive: December 2, 1944
Editor’s note: “As World War II was coming to an end, the House, on March 28, 1944, established the Select Committee on Post-War Military Policy composed …
Read more ›1941: The day before Pearl Harbor
From the archive: December 6, 1941
Editor’s note: The day before Japanese warplanes surprised U.S. defenders at Pearl Harbor, the Army and Navy Journal published its last pre-war issue. Looking back, one …
Read more ›Zero option, or not? | Hagel’s cuts | Weapons roundup
In the wake of Gen. Dempsey’s mention of the “zero option” in Afghanistan, Anthony Cordesman evaluates whether it’s a viable strategic choice. (CSIS)
SecDef Hagel’s plans to cut staff aren’t evenly spread, …
Read more ›Leading infantrywomen | CJCS’ zero option | DISA’s big plans
Soren Sjogren, a Danish Army officer who has led mixed-gender units in combat, offers a few lessons from the experience. (Carrying The Gun)
CJCS Gen. Martin Dempsey says the U.S. might still …
Read more ›A skeptic rethinks the Surge | Climate change, faster than you think | Easy cybersecurity steps we’re not taking
Frank Hoffman calls Peter R. Mansoor’s “Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War,” an “invaluable resource” that reshaped his thinking about the U.S. escalation in …
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