Improving missile defense, understanding other countries’ nuclear capabilities, and better defining national security roles top the list of recommendations in The Heritage Foundation report The Danger of EMP Requires Innovative and Strategic Action. Released April 4, the report examines the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat to the nation and what can and should be done about […]
Defense
Korean Peninsula More Volatile with Bolton Appointment
It looks as if the United States is going to end the long-standing armistice on the Korean Peninsula sooner rather than later. On March 22, President Trump tweeted that war hawk John Bolton will replace relative moderate Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster as his National Security Advisor on April 9. Bolton is a proponent of the […]
What Does National Security Advisor John Bolton Think?
When President Donald Trump announced March 22 that John Bolton would be his new national security advisor, critics and supporters alike showered the news with their thoughts on the president’s new pick. Bolton, of course, is no stranger to most who dabble in foreign policy and/or national security, having served as U.S. ambassador to the […]
Strategic Deterrence Choices Could Be Syria’s Downfall
In September 2007, four military aircraft targeted and destroyed a nuclear facility deep in the Syrian desert. There was never any doubt as to the raiding party’s identity, but only now has Israel formally acknowledged its role in the so-called “Secret Security Affair.” International media openly reported the events at the time. However, many details […]
What Would Defeated North Korea Have to Offer?
After an enemy nation is defeated, the victor typically seeks to benefit under the adage “to the victor belong the spoils.” For example, Hitler committed suicide in April 1945 just as the European theater in World War II was ending in an Allied victory. The U.S. and the Soviet Union then began a furious attempt […]