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Bipartisan Budget Deal Now but Debt Debate Later
Todd Harrison explains what the budget deal Congress passed in early December 2013 means for the Pentagon.
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The Future of America’s Nuclear Deterrent
America’s strategic nuclear deterrent is nearing a crossroads. On one hand, the size, shape and purpose of the U.S. nuclear arsenal are all up for debate. For over two decades Washington has been shedding excess weapons that were a legacy of the Cold War. Senior officials today are also much more concerned with proliferation and the possibility of nuclear terrorism than great-power brinkmanship or the prospect of a massive nuclear exchange. The confluence of declining defense budgets and looming recapitalization costs has made nuclear programs a potential target for funding cuts.
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Precision Strike: An Evolution
Since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, precision strike weapons systems have become ever more central to the American way of war.
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CNN Interview: Slashing the Military’s Budget
In this interview with Barbara Starr, Todd Harrison weighs in on the proposed budget cuts for the U.S. military and the Services' response.
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Strategies on Preserving Combat and Industrial Capabilities
CSBA Senior Fellow Barry Watts goes on Defense News to discuss strategies on preserving combat and industrial capabilities.
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Pentagon’s Future Goes from Bad to Worse in Fiscal 2014
In this radio interview on the Federal News Radio, Todd Harrison offers a defense budget forecast for fiscal 2014 and discusses the near-term vs long term-dichotomy that the Pentagon faces as it articulates a strategy for dealing with the declining budgets.