Category: National Security

Navy Morphing LCS Program From Ugly Duckling Into Fighting Bantam

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Post date May 26, 2016
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The littoral combat ships USS Independence (LCS 2), back, and USS Coronado (LCS 4) are underway in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

The littoral combat ships USS Independence (LCS 2), back, and USS Coronado (LCS 4) are underway in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)[/caption] Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. | Lexington Institute Lost, or at least overlooked, in all the hubbub created by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s decision to radically […]

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Russia and Turkey Escalate: Russia's Threat to NATO Goes Beyond Eastern Europe

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Post date May 24, 2016
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ISW: By Genevieve Casagrande, Christopher Kozak, and Franklin Holcomb with Kimberly Kagan, Nataliya Bugayova, and Jennifer Cafarella Key Takeaway: Russia is waging a multi-front campaign against Turkey in order to weaken NATO in line with its strategic objectives. The use of a high-end Soviet-era MANPADS against a Turkish helicopter in southeastern Turkey on May 13, […]

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Sabre Rattling In Russian Media At US Missile Defense System In Romania NATO Base

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Post date May 19, 2016
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Anger In Russian Media At U.S. Missile Defense System In Romania NATO Base – Military Expert Talks About Possibility Of Use Of Tactical Nuclear Weapon Against System Memri Dispatch In several popular Russian TV talk shows in the first half of May 2016, Russian politicians and media experts expressed anti-NATO and anti-U.S. sentiments in response […]