Paul McLeary
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NATO on the precipice
After a year of bloody combat on its borders, NATO is on the cusp of sweeping change. Or so its leaders hope. → Read More
Mattis Wants Sub-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile to Curb Russia
The Pentagon’s plan to deploy a new sea-launched nuclear cruise missile is envisioned as a way to force Russia back into compliance with a decades-old arms control treaty, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday. The idea is “to keep our negotiators negotiating from a position of strength,” Mattis told the House Armed Services Committee in … → Read More
New Russia-Focused Nuclear Review Calls for More Sub, Ship-Launched Missiles
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon released a muscular new nuclear review on Friday, doubling down on Obama-era efforts to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal while launching initiatives officials say are designed to deter Russia, China, North Korea and Iran from going nuclear.“We must look reality in the eye and see the world as it is, not … → Read More
New Russia-Focused Nuclear Review Calls for More Sub, Ship-Launched Missiles
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon released a muscular new nuclear review on Friday, doubling down on Obama-era efforts to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal while launching initiatives officials say are designed to deter Russia, China, North Korea and Iran from going nuclear.“We must look reality in the eye and see the world as it is, not … → Read More
NSA Chief Adm. Mike Rogers Expected to Retire this Spring; Leaves Complicated Legacy
The search is on for a replacement for Adm. Mike Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency and the last Obama intelligence appointee remaining in the Trump administration. Rogers is expected to retire this spring after an eventful – and often controversial – four years. When Rogers does step down, his four-year tenure at the secretive … → Read More
NSA Chief Adm. Mike Rogers Expected to Retire this Spring; Leaves Complicated Legacy
The search is on for a replacement for Adm. Mike Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency and the last Obama intelligence appointee remaining in the Trump administration. Rogers is expected to retire this spring after an eventful – and often controversial – four years. When Rogers does step down, his four-year tenure at the secretive … → Read More
Hawaii and the Horror of Human Error
“There are fail safes built into the system, but there aren’t enough fail safes” → Read More
The Pentagon’s Third Offset May Be Dead, But No One Knows What Comes Next
In 2012, the Pentagon’s senior leadership secretly established a new office to work on state-of-the-art weapons. For the next four years, officials there labored away… → Read More
SitRep: New Drama Over Potential Talks With North Korea
New report out on U.S. weapons used by ISIS; Senator blasts Tillerson → Read More
SitRep: Putin Lands in Syria, Talks Defense Deals With Egypt
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Putin to Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria on Monday, where he met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and again declared victory over the Islamic State. The Russian leader also (again) said it was time → Read More
SitRep: Allies Warn Trump About Jerusalem Decision
Washington tells Moscow to show its roll in Syria; Huge new U.S./South Korean military exercise → Read More
In Return to Cold War Posture, U.S. Sending Sub Hunting Planes to Iceland
NATO and the United States are confronting years of neglect of their submarine-detecting capabilities, while Russia has pulled even. → Read More
SitRep: Pyongyang To Be ‘Utterly Destroyed’ In Case Of War, U.S. Warns
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Haley explains war with North Korea. Speaking at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, U.S. ambassador… → Read More
North Korea Launches Biggest ICBM Yet, Despite U.S. Sanctions
A record-setting missile launch sends a signal that U.S. pressure is not deterring Pyongyang from its single-minded goal. → Read More
U.S. Has ‘Turned the Corner’ in Afghanistan, Top General Says
The Trump administration brings a new strategy but same old promises to the 16-year war. → Read More
SitRep: Navy Plane Down in Pacific
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Another Navy accident in the Pacific. A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying eleven people crashed in the Philippine… → Read More
Army Looks To Replace $6 Billion Battlefield Network After Finding It Vulnerable
Hailed as a transformation in battlefield communications, the WIN-T program can’t stand up to foes versed in sophisticated electronic warfare. → Read More
SitRep: New Afghan Plan Pits B-52s Against Opium Facilities
Assad meets with Putin, new Ukraine drone, South Korea and japan welcome Trump NK sanctions → Read More
SitRep: North Korea Readying New Round of Launches, Intel Says
Iranian general spotted on front lines in Syria; U.S. sends more commandos to Somalia → Read More
SitRep: Pentagon Officials Open To Talks With North Korea
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Talks with North Korea. The Trump administration’s nominee to be the Pentagon's top Asia official said Thursday that… → Read More