From WAR ROOM – Online Journal of the U.S. Army War College President Trump’s October announcement that the U.S. will “pull out” of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty set off a flurry of opinion pieces and assessments by numerous experts. Predictably, two camps emerged. One group applauded the decision, calling the treaty a Cold War relic that should be scrapped as it handcuffed the U.S. security in […]
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El Chapo Trial Sheds Light on Mexico Drug Threat
From In Homeland Security Nearly three years after his most recent arrest in Mexico, the trial of the Sinaloa cartel’s notorious former boss is set to begin in a Brooklyn federal courthouse. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán served as the head of one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels for decades—a reign during which he was arrested, […]
Michigan Cyber Range Focuses on Cybercrime Solutions
From In Homeland Security The global cybercrime epidemic is predicted to cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, according to CSO. As a result, there will be a need to fill 3.5 million cybersecurity positions globally by then. Furthermore, these jobs will have pay scales that are beyond competitive, making cybersecurity not only essential but extremely attractive […]
WSJ: 5,000 U.S. Troops Headed to Southern Border
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that 5,000 troops will deploy to the border in anticipation of the “caravan” of asylum seekers heading through Mexico on its way to the U.S. border. Just last week, it was announced that about 800 troops were heading to the border. “The U.S. and federal law-enforcement officials said troops […]
Troops Heading to Border to Stem Illegal Surge
Officials told CNN that President Donald Trump is preparing to deploy 800 U.S. troops to the country’s southern border in response to the Central American “caravan” of thousands trekking through Mexico to the U.S. border. “The troops will not engage in lethal operations to stop the migrants,” noted a CNN report from Barbara Starr. “Instead […]