Steven Bucci
Heritage Foundation
Alexandria, VA, United States
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America’s National Security Is Dependent on Critical Rare Earth Minerals—and Worse, on China
The U.S. is currently heading for a major national security train wreck. Bewildering environmental policies, energy plans detached from reality, and an incomprehensible practice of trusting China to provide critical components for both civilian and military technologies is an unsustainable trajectory. → Read More
Drone Swarms Aren’t Science Fiction. America Must Meet This Threat.
I don’t normally write about anything that is fiction. This is a bit of an exception. Several good novels in the past few years have hinged on the looming technology gap between China and the U.S. with regard to cyberespionage, offensive hacking, and unmanned vehicle capabilities. All of which can be lumped together as military power on the cheap. → Read More
Video of Police Response to Uvalde Shooting Just Adds to Bewilderment
Watching the video of police officers inside the school, I couldn’t suppress my amazement at how poorly they performed. → Read More
Facts of Uvalde Shooting Violated All 4 Steps of Effective School Security
Information about what happened before and during the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has changed continually. The bottom line is that it’s not a happy story, but confirms that school security is still a work in progress. Having a plan is better than not having one. Absent good implementation, practice, and real rehearsals, however, the plan will fall apart. → Read More
Facts of Uvalde Shooting Violated All 4 Steps of Effective School Security
The key here is that no lockdown occurred at the school in Uvalde, Texas. This is the very definition of failure. → Read More
Big Tech Promotes a Big Lie
Policymakers must ignore the bogus fearmongering on national security being pushed by Big Tech in an effort to evade accountability. → Read More
Big Tech Promotes a Big Lie
As Big Tech gatekeepers like Google and Amazon face long-overdue scrutiny in Washington for anti-competitive practices that limit choice and reduce quality online, they have resorted to a national-security defense: Breaking us up, they claim, will only help China. It’s an ironic move. These tech giants have extensive, well-documented ties to Beijing, doing high-volume business in China’s… → Read More
Remembering My Boss, Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary Rumsfeld, forever known to me as simply The Boss, was a man of integrity, character, leadership, and real grit. → Read More
How the US Military Should Be Used to Defeat Coronavirus
The capabilities of the U.S. military should be part of the response to COVID-19. The best plan would be to submit to the Pentagon what help is needed. → Read More
Please Don’t Forget Memorial Day’s Meaning
America has undergone a lot of maturing between the Vietnam War and the conflicts of the 21st century. I know, I wore a uniform during both periods. On Memorial Day, let’s not regress in that maturity. When I was still a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, I watched our instructors (all multitour Vietnam veterans) deal with the end of the war → Read More
The Threat Isn’t Coming, It’s Here: Security Dangers Imminent If China Controls 5G
Anyone concerned with protecting our wireless communications systems from state-sponsored Chinese surveillance should take note of several important, and troubling, developments. → Read More
The Threat Is Here: Security Dangers Imminent If China Controls 5G
The implications go far beyond stealing military and business secrets: Telecom giant Huawei represents a threat to basic democracy throughout the world. → Read More
OPINION: The Mattis Resignation Is A Shame, But Hardly A Constitutional Crisis
Mattis is a professional, and his retirement is a true loss to the country — but it is not a constitutional crisis → Read More
What Faith-Based Efforts Can Do to Help Prevent Veteran Suicide
Mighty Oaks Warriors, a private faith-based group, has worked with over 2,000 veterans with PTSD and suicide ideation. They are all still alive today. → Read More
If This Group Loses Funding, Health Emergencies Will Get a Lot Worse
Our need for the Public Health Commissioned Corps has only increased in recent years. → Read More
New Technology Could Help Avert Electricity Crises
Applied in different forms and to larger scales, the Nimbus technology could enhance our ability to detect and provide critical warning about thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes. → Read More
Trump May Not Yet Have the Wall, but He’s Removing the Welcome Mat for Illegal Immigrants
President Donald Trump continues to confound his critics. The same pundits who went crazy when he first proposed a wall on the southern border now rail against him for being a failure because he has not achieved that border wall. But beyond the political theater and tweets, when one considers what Trump has actually done, there is a surprise: The wall may not be there, but neither is the welcome… → Read More
Our Special Operations Forces Are Stretched Too Far
America is rightly proud of the incredibly capable and effective special operations forces that serve as the literal point of our military spear. The Army Rangers, Army Special Forces (Green Berets), Navy SEALs, Special Operations Aviation, and other elements are the best in the world. No mission is too tough for these spectacular men and women, it seems. The question today is, do we love them… → Read More
Trump May Not Yet Have the Wall, but He's Removing the Welcome Mat for Illegal Immigrants
The recent actions the administration has taken are transforming Trump’s campaign promises into policy. → Read More
4 Steps to Better School Security
America has continued the heated debate as to what must be done to adequately protect our children at schools.Some (mistakenly) just say “ban guns,” or at least the ones they don’t like. Others (I am afraid equally mistakenly) say just put more guns into schools.The answer is more complex, however, and will take more effort than either of these camps seem to understand. → Read More