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Is the Military Low-T?
New data suggest that a quarter of American servicemen may have low testosterone. That doesn’t mean what Pete Hegseth thinks it does....
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The U.S. military is still in the early phases of developing what its military footprint will look long term in Greenland but the department is...
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9h agoRead it on CDR SalamanderPutin, Plague, and the America’s Biodefense Gap
Biological weapons are back in Russia. Congress must pay attention, correct America’s biological preparedness shortcomings, and act to stave off this...
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Putin, Plague, and America’s Biodefense Gap
Biological weapons are back in Russia. Congress must pay attention, correct America’s biological preparedness shortcomings, and act to stave off this threat to the nation.
This month’s plague outbreak, a disease that killed millions in centuries past, is not merely a historical curiosity nor a naturally occurring phenomena. Russia’s outbreak, originating at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, stems almost entirely from their research into offensive biological weapons. This same Russian facility today also works to research and weaponize anthrax, brucellosis, cholera and other deadly agents that pose material threats to the United States.
The Pentagon’s Quantum Race Needs a Warfighter’s Scorecard
A $350 million computing initiative and a military-wide cryptographic transition serve different purposes. Both must be measured against the mission,...
2d agoRead it on RealClearDefenseDISA Faces Another Protest Over Enclave Contract Expansion
Another company is challenging the Defense Information Systems Agency’s decision to expand the scope of Leidos’ $11 billion Defense Enclave Services...
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Trump's Disrupt First, Negotiate Second: Greenland in Focus
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In Seeking Peace With Beijing, Taipei Is an Asset, Not a Burden
By Alexandru Filip • RealClearDefense
Strike First: Israel's Inevitable Doctrine for the Iranian Axis
By Lance Gordon • RealClearDefense
It’s Not President Trump but Thomas Friedman Who Should Be Ashamed
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Putin, Plague, and America’s Biodefense Gap
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U.S. and Japan Begin Naval Exercises Near Taiwan
By Mari Yamaguchi • Associated PressU.S. and Japan Begin Naval Exercises Near Taiwan
By Mari Yamaguchi, AP
U.S. Navy, Gecko Robotics Surge AI Maintenance Contract
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By Thomas Newdick, The WarZone
Dakota Meyer Tapped As Barracks Task Force Senior Advisor
By C. Stassis, MC Times