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21st Century Society and the Challenge of High Intensity Warfare

08/23/2018
By David Richardson

In his thoughtful account of the closing days of the Second World War, Max Hastings argues…

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Shaping a Multi Layered Approach to Missile Defense

08/23/2018
By Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance

Space is a domain for human endeavor and is becoming increasingly so, like the air and…

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Tweets, CEOs and Challenges

08/20/2018
By Robbin Laird

Apparently, billionaires like to tweet, or at least some of them. And their tweeting, although self…

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The Australian New Submarine Program: Clearly A Work in Progress

08/19/2018
By Robbin Laird

Canberra, Australia During my current visit to Australia, I have been able to follow up the…

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RAAF Poseidon at Exercise RIMPAC 2018

08/19/2018
By Defense.Info Media Team

Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon has fired its first Harpoon during Exercise RIMPAC 2018.  This…

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Establishing and Re-establishing Modern Deterrence

08/19/2018
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Deterrence exists in the mind, not necessarily the battlefield. Nations posture against each other attempting to…

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An Update on the IBCS Missile Defense Network

08/18/2018
By Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: How confident is Northrop Grumman‘s Rob Jassey that the Army’s much-criticized IBCS network has worked out its…

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Remembering Dr. William Vare Shaw

08/15/2018
By Edward Timperlake

The  Honorable John “Jack” Shaw is a prized contributor to Defense.info and sldinfo.com His most illustrious…

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A ‘Wicked” Problem Deconstructed: Prevailing Against the Hypersonic Threat

08/15/2018
By Edward Timperlake

The Russians and PLA have stolen a beat in R&D on hypersonic weapons research while the…

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Anticipating the Chinese Challenge: The Perspective of Dr. Mark Lewis

08/15/2018
By Second Line of Defense

The special report which we published in 2011 which highlighted the thinking of Dr. Mark Lewis…

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