Steven Aftergood: Pentagon Secrecy Undermining National Security

NEXT HASC CHAIR SEES NEED FOR GREATER DOD TRANSPARENCY Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the likely chair of the House Armed Services Committee in the next Congress, told congressional colleagues that enhancing national security transparency is among his top oversight priorities. “Together, we have made strides on national security issues but much more must be done …

Chuck Spinney: Event 14 November, Screening of Who Killed LT Van Dorn?

I am pleased to announce the Washington premier of an important investigative documentary film. “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn,” will premier on November 14 at 7 PM in Landmark’s E Street Cinema, located at 555 11th Street NW, Washington DC  Attached FYI is the official flyer by the sponsors of this premier. This superb documentary …

Berto Jongman: US Navy Dead in the Water — Russian Missiles Rule

Russian Missile Tech has Made America’s Trillion Dollar Navy Obsolete Russia’s new missiles can be launched from thousands of kilometers away, are unstoppable, and it takes just one to sink a destroyer and just two to sink an aircraft carrier. The American armada can now be sunk without having an armada of one’s own. The …

Robert Steele: Core Works UPDATED with 21st Century University

Short URL:  http://tinyurl.com/Steele-Core REINVENTING NATIONAL SECURITY: Grand Strategy, Global Reality, and the U.S. Army REINVENTING INTELLIGENCE: 30 Years in the Wilderness REINVENTING ENGINEERING: The Ultimate Hack — Creating a Prosperous World at Peace with Open Source Everything NATO 2040: Intelligence (Decision-Support) as Root for Transformation

Lance Schuttler: CIA Spy Speaks Out After 30 Years of Censorship – Is It Time to Listen?

CIA Spy Speaks Out After 30 Years of Censorship – Is It Time to Listen? For thirty years Robert David Steele has been a proponent for intelligence reform. During all that time he has been silenced – marginalized – by the Deep State. Read full article with seven questions and answers. Back-up copy below the …

Steven Aftergood: CRS on US Army Out-Gunned & Out-Armored

INNOVATION IN FOREIGN ARMY SYSTEMS Several nations are independently pursuing development of ground combat weapon systems that are comparable or superior to their U.S. Army counterparts, says a new report from the Congressional Research Service. Accordingly, there is a “possibility that in the not-too-distant future, foreign armored vehicle design and capabilities could surpass existing U.S. …