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1 month ago | cna.org | Joshua Tallis

This commentary originally appeared in Defense News. Reprinted with permission. There is now bipartisan consensus that the decline of the US maritime industrial base is a national security risk. The current US flagged commercial fleet falls well short of the robust sealift capacity that would be needed in wartime. The proposed solution: rapid reindustrialization of the American economy.

1 month ago | cna.org | Stephanie Stapleton |Decker Eveleth

In strategic defense, President Donald Trump has signaled three priorities. One week after his inauguration, he issued an executive order demanding a plan for a “next-generation missile defense shield.” His proposed “Golden Dome” would protect the US homeland against advanced aerial attack and ensure that the US could conduct retaliatory nuclear strikes. A second administration priority is the modernization of the US triad of land-, sea-, and air-launched nuclear weapons.

Nov 7, 2024 | cna.org | Dawn Thomas |David Kaufman

A wildfire on the Island of Maui. A tropical storm in North Carolina and a Category 1 hurricane in northern Georgia. Extreme heat in New England. Extreme cold, snow, and ice in the South. Changing hazard risks are blindsiding many locations in the United States, as unfamiliar disasters expose previously unseen vulnerabilities in our infrastructure and preparedness. Many places in New England do not have air conditioning, and roads are designed to withstand cycles of cold rather than extreme heat.

Apr 3, 2024 | cna.org | Joshua Tallis

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In honor of the occasion, we’re reprinting this article with permission from the U.S. Naval Institute, originally published in Proceedings Online. As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) marks its 75th anniversary, the alliance and its navies are entering a period of much-needed revitalization.

Nov 15, 2023 | cna.org | Michael O Connell

Download full report The Russian military has spent much of the last decade attempting to rebuild the capabilities of its Space Forces (Kosmicheskie voyska Rossii, or KV) after decades of neglect by upgrading and expanding its constellations of satellites and ground-based space infrastructure.