Tag: Nuclear weapons
Stevenson’s army, August 30
-WaPo says Ukraine has been using decoys to attract some Russian missiles.
-Le Monde says Russians are tuning out Moscow TV
– Former lawyer for NSA explains damage from Trump classification practices.
-Axios says Mossad chief is coming to DC with views on Iran nuclear deal.
– Retiring AP reporter tells how Congress has changed.
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Stevenson’s army, August 24
– WaPo has the third in its series of major articles on the Ukraine war, this about the battle for Kyiv. Here’s the takeaway article.-
– AP says US to announce today $3 Billion more aid to Ukraine, but it doesn’t use presidential drawdown authority, so deliveries will be slow.
-AP has latest on Iran nuclear deal, but also reports Israeli opposition.
Armed Forces and Society, the premier journal on civil-military relations, has just released an excellent special issue on the war in Afghanistan.
– Among the analyses: Risa Brooks says COIN didn’t work given the ethnic groups and tribes. Ori Swed says contractors weren’t properly used. Don Travis says the Afghans were improperly trained. Will Atkins of USAFA says the US military followed Huntington’s ideas and shouldn’t have. And there’s more…
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Stevenson’s army, August 18
– Lawfare has a good analysis of why presidents can’t declassify nuclear stuff.
– Axios has a new newsletter on cyber things, especially valuable today because it explains how duties are split among 3 top people in the Biden administration.
– Politico’s China newsletter summarizes the role of China in the pending US elections.
– FDD updates US actions in Somalia.
– SAIS profs Barno and Bensahel have a summer reading list.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).
Stevenson’s army, August 10
– NYT has some details of new Iran nuclear deal.-
– NYT tells how Russia seized control of internet in captured areas of Ukraine.
– Politico sees technology concerns in some weapons Ukraine wants.
– CSIS war game suggests Taiwan could withstand Chinese attack, at heavy cost.
– WaPo says Ukraine special forces launched Crimea attack.
– Fred Kaplan analyzes Milley disclosures about Trump.
– Politico explains key role of presidential staff secretary.
– Here’s second part of WOTR piece on army doctrine.
– Analysts see surge in violent messages after FBI search warrant.
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Stevenson’s army, August 8
– Gen. Milley almost resigned in anger at Trump, according to chapter in forthcoming book by Susan Glasser and Peter Baker.
– I’ve been in favor of industrial policy for technology development since helping to enact a program in the 1980s creating Sematech, a private-public consortium for semiconductor manufacturing. Economist Noah Baker mentions that background in analyzing the new CHIPS Act.
– WSJ says there is a draft text of a revived Iran nuclear deal.
– NYT explains dispute over Amnesty International report saying Ukraine endangers civilians.
– Politico says White House opposes new bipartisan bill on Taiwan.
– Chris Buckley [son of Wm F.] reviews new Dana Milbank book blaming Newt Gingrich for changing GOP into nasty culture warriors.
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Stevenson’s army, July 26
– Russia has significantly cut natural gas supplies to Europe. Carnegie has good background.
– CNN says Huawei equipment could endanger US nuclear forces.
-Techie explains why Russia hasn’t jammed GPS more.
– Politico tells how Saudis manipulate the US press
– NYT details Chinese strategy in Africa.
– NYT carries clear signal administration doesn’t want Pelosi to go to Taiwan now.
– Lawyers answer complaints about Electoral Count Act.
– The Hill sees a “GOP civil war” over Ukraine.
– Organizational culture differences are even causing problems at a major military hospital.
– Jake Sullivan gives long interview.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).