Monthly Archives: July 2019
America Is In An AI Fight For Its Life
Excerpts: These efforts are positive, but to win the AI race with Beijing, Americans need to further embrace a paradigm shift. Historically, the battlefield has been dominated by analog hard power capabilities. As Secretary Esper stated in his testimony, AI-enabled capabilities will represent the most powerful and decisive weapons in future wars. Data scientists, software […]
Officials: U.S. Has Intel That bin Laden’s Son, Heir Hamza, Is Dead
Officials: U.S. has intel that bin Laden’s son, heir Hamza, is dead NBC News WASHINGTON — The United States has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, according to three U.S. officials. The officials would not provide details of where or when Hamza […]
Inside A Trump-Era Purge Of Military Scientists At A Legendary Think Tank
Special Report: Inside a Trump-era purge of military scientists at a legendary think tank Reuters · by Charles Levinson14 Min Read · July 30, 2019 NEW YORK (Reuters) – They’re members of a prestigious academic panel with top-secret clearances who’ve advised the Pentagon on some of America’s most vexing national security issues since the Cold War. Over 60 […]
North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Off East Coast
David Maxwell Comment: “This is business as usual. north Korea is showing its true colors. It is especially interesting in light of the report today that Matt Pottinger (assume it was him since he is a senior US official) met with the north Koreans at Panmunjom last week while Bolton was in Seoul and they […]
Department Of Defense: Research And Engineering Launches Two New Public Websites
Research and Engineering Launches Two New Public Websites 07/30/2019 10:56 AM EDT IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. NR-196-19 July 30, 2019 Research and Engineering Launches Two New Public Websites The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (R&E) launched two new websites to provide information on how two of its directorates support […]
Why Russia And China Are Joining Forces
Excerpts: Mr. Trump’s critics argue that Washington can’t afford to alienate longtime allies as adversaries coalesce against the U.S. They also warn that the institutions that constrained great-power competition are decaying at an accelerating pace. And businesses around the world need the kind of policy predictability that Trump-era diplomacy is steadily eroding. True enough, and […]
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