Defense Opinion
Articles By Defense
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Not the Time to Transfer Wartime Control of Forces to South Korea
Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer. South Korea has long viewed the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from the U.S. as a marker of its military sovereignty. But in a dual […]
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Greater Effort Needed to Curtail U.S. Dependence on Chinese Microelectronics
By David Schild, Defense Opinion Writer. Despite its critical connection to our national and economic security, microelectronics manufacturing has largely been offshored over the past 25 years. This reality threatens […]
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Israel’s Growing Military Tech Savvy Gives It Leverage Abroad
By Angelo Arviso, Defense Opinion Writer. Israel is set to export its vaunted Arrow-3—an interceptor for exo-atmospheric ballistic threats—to Germany as the largest-ever Israeli defense export, a $4.3 billion sale. Berlin will […]
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Generative Artificial Intelligence is Rapidly Modernizing the U.S. Military
By Nicholas Chaillon, Defense Opinion Writer. As global threats evolve and the pace of technological innovation accelerates, the Department of Defense faces mounting pressure to enhance decision-making, streamline operations and […]
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Weaning the U.S. Military Off a Tablet Supply Chain That Leads to China
By Jim Will, Defense Opinion Writer. Tablet computers are essential to how our military fights, moves and sustains, but these devices are built on a fragile global supply chain with […]
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The Tragedy of the Navy’s High-Tech Fetish
By Jay. A. Stout, Defense Opinion Writer. The Navy desperately needs new ships, aircraft and weapons as it prepares for the coming war with China. But instead of procuring them […]
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Growing U.S. Detachment Risks Dominance in Defense Sector
By Atsushi Sumikawa , Defense Opinion Writer. President Trump’s “America First” trade and foreign policy has pushed European and Asian allies to seek greater independence from the American arms industry […]
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Russia, China and a Growing Threat to Safety at Sea
By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. It’s been a bad recent stretch for the Russian and Chinese navies. The Russian northern fleet’s new ocean-going tug Kapitan Ushakov began sinking on Aug. 8 and […]
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Vital to National Security, Modernized Skies are a Public Trust
By Charlie Precourt, Defense Opinion Writer. The debate over who should be in charge of the nation’s airspace returns every few years, yet those who argue for air traffic control […]
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Eight Decades after Hiroshima, Why Nuclear Deterrence Prevails Over Nuclear Abolition
By Michael Rühle, Defense Opinion Writer. On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki suffered the same fate. The destruction of […]