
Walter Pincus
Columnist at The Cipher Brief
Columnist for The Cipher Brief after 40+ years with The Washington Post. Taught at Yale and Stanford. Author of book "Blown To Hell," about U.S. nuclear testing
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1 week ago |
thecipherbrief.com | Walter Pincus
Posted: May 27th, 2025 OPINION — “There are few things you can do that are more gratifying and more satisfying, and when you look back, being able to say that maybe, you made a difference in keeping the nation [the U.S.] safer or the nation better off.”That was Robert M. Gates, who served as both U.S. Secretary of Defense and CIA Director, speaking to CBS News’ Face the Nation on May 18.
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2 weeks ago |
thecipherbrief.com | Walter Pincus
OPINION – “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin almost certainly is committed to victory in Ukraine, and his objectives remain mostly unchanged since the beginning of the war: Ukrainian neutrality and a further partition of theUkrainian state.
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3 weeks ago |
thecipherbrief.com | Walter Pincus
Posted: May 13th, 2025 OPINION – “The Army is moving quickly to adapt, field new capabilities, and restructure its formations to outpace our adversaries. ‘Transforming in Contact’ (TiC) delivers results in cycles as short as 12 to 18 months, ensuring that forces are always evolving.
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1 month ago |
thecipherbrief.com | Walter Pincus
Posted: May 5th, 2025 OPINION — “The space-based interceptor piece was not in the [missile defense] architecture plan as we were before January 27 [when President Trump announced his Golden Dome program].
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1 month ago |
thecipherbrief.com | Walter Pincus
Posted: April 29th, 2025 OPINION — “Beijing’s aggressive maneuvers around Taiwan are not just exercises – they are dress rehearsals for forced unification…Russia’s growing military cooperation with China, including joint exercises in the Pacific, adds another layer of complexity to the Indo-Pacific security environment.
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Reform for the Army, Some Good, Some Not https://t.co/uxRDodKWik

Trump's Golden Dome Missile Defense: A Shiny Object Leading To An Arms Race https://t.co/TmyvQRxSYN

U.S./Philippine military exercises now underway reflect those China carries out, but from the other side https://t.co/Yxjlai1Bvc