Defense
If the Pipe-Bomb Mailings Weren't Terrorism, What Is?
There is no consensus—in academia, law, or common usage—on when an attack is more than just a crime.
Tech
Would a Space Force Mean The End of NASA?
The United States already has a space agency: NASA. So why do we need a Space Force, and what would it do? Could a Space Force strain diplomatic relationships, reigniting the race to militarize space?
Defense
U.S. Terror Attacks Are Increasingly Motivated By Right-Wing Views
Suspicious packages were found near the offices of prominent Democrats today, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Defense
Pentagon Officials Debating How Fast to Launch Space Force, Deputy Says
White House panel announces formal recommendations, while Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan confirms NRO will remain apart from Space Force.
Defense
Navy’s Top Officer Faulted for Slow Response to Sexual Harassment at ‘Bad Santa’ Party
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson waited months to reassign a press officer accused of misconduct.
Defense
Here’s The Pentagon’s Initial Plan For Creating a Space Force
Parts of the Air Force, Navy and Army would move into a sixth branch, but the NRO will likely remain independent.
Tech
Mattis Asks Trump to OK Space Command, Pick Leaders
The Pentagon has made a number of internal moves to create the 11th combatant command.
Defense
Mike Pompeo’s Worldview? Do As Trump Does.
Pompeo has responded to the Khashoggi affair in lockstep with Trump.
Defense
U.S. Military Leaders Keep Quiet on Saudi Arabia Amid Khashoggi Outrage
The Pentagon has long accepted Saudi abuses as the price of friendship. The latest won’t change that.
Defense
China’s Moon Missions Could Threaten U.S. Satellites: Pentagon
A satellite on the far side of the moon might not be quite what the Chinese say, Air Force official warns.
Defense
One Of The Few Men Convicted Over The Sept. 11 Attacks Is Free
El-Motassadeq remains one of the only men to have faced prison because of the attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense
Analysis: America’s Indefinite Endgame in Syria
The Trump administration wants to stay in the country to counter Iran. What if Iran never leaves?
Tech
DHS Downplays Report That Data Thieves Are Selling Millions of Voters’ Data
But your personal data from voting rolls is more public than you likely realize.
Defense
Watchdog Faults FBI Staff for Mishandling Secret Report on U.K. Terrorist Attack
Efforts to trace emails to find leak to New York Times come up dry.
Defense
President Trump Just Called Jim Mattis ‘Sort of a Democrat’
Trump’s description in a testy 60 Minutes interview doesn’t bode well for the defense secretary’s longevity in the Trump cabinet after the midterms.
Defense
In Pacific, U.S. Army Shifts Training from Disaster Relief to War
The change reflects Trump’s defense strategy and rising threats from China and North Korea.
Defense
Curtailing Korean Exercises Comes at a Price, Says USMC Commandant
Gen. Neller says training on the Korean peninsula is an integral — if not quite irreplaceable — part of Marine readiness.
Tech
Scientists: Pentagon’s Plant-Virus Research Could Endanger World’s Food Supply
But the Defense Department responds that new ways are needed to harden crops against coming natural and manmade threats.
Tech
Many of the U.S. Military’s Newest Weapons Have Major Cyber Vulnerabilities: GAO
Testers achieved access with simple tools, default passwords, and long lists of known-yet-unfixed vulnerabilities.
Tech