The Cold War is an increasingly distant memory in American military minds, except in the minds of the arms control community, and in particular those who seek the elimination of nuclear weapons. Alas, our president is a member in good standing of this community—indeed, an organizer.So, too, it...

The world is becoming increasingly scary at the very time that the military will be facing 20% reductions. With each passing day, the world closes in; with each passing day, our ability to manage that world degrades.

Immediate 23% cuts in weapons programs and military construction projects would require not just reductions in expenditures that could be ramped back up late, but wholesale cancellations of vital projects.

Figuring out what Eisenhower meant by the military-industrial complex—and whether he was right to see it as something to be guarded against—is one of James Ledbetter's many tasks in "Unwarranted Influence."

According to the 2006 Department of Defense’s annual report on the military power of the People’s Republic of China, the country’s ballistic missile force is undergoing an expansion and upgrade. The report states that the People’s Liberation Army is fielding “mobile, more survivable missiles” such as the DF-31A, a road-mobile,...

If this so-called "Super Committee" falls short—or if the required deficit reduction legislation is not enacted by January 15, 2012—then the Pentagon's long-term budget will suffer the brunt of the consequences.

The time to replace the State Department"s failed North Korea strategy of "talk forever--act never" has come.

Chinese interference in the United States' recent dispute with Russia has increased the possibility of an armed Sino-American conflict.