Read the full piece in Medium.  No one knows how much of the $600 billion Pentagon budget is being spent prudently on readiness and necessary weapons, and how much is being wasted. Throwing more money at the Pentagon is not the answer — and neither is embellishing a readiness crisis. The only real crisis is the Pentagon’s lack […]

Read more in Politifact.  Jim Walsh, an international security and research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said he’s “seen nothing” suggesting Trump would use nuclear weapons against America’s European allies. “What Trump may be trying to say is actually consistent with traditional U.S. doctrine, that is, we are prepared to use (nuclear weapons) […]

Read the full piece in Medium. When the Senate recently considered the annual National Defense Authorization bill, the rhetoric was heated, particularly from Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Their target: what they described as a glaring need for increased readiness funding for the military. The vehicle for the debate: A McCain amendment, strongly […]

Congress is Endangering Military Readiness Read the full piece in TNI House Armed Services Committee chairman Mac Thornberry recently complained about readiness weaknesses across the U.S. military. But he and his colleagues can release additional defense funds to alleviate some of these shortcomings—if they look within. Read the full piece in TNI 

Read the full piece in Medium. The Pentagon’s Trillion Dollar Sales Job Recently the Pentagon announced a 14-stop summer tour touting the troubled F-35 aircraft, designed to show its wares and convince the public that the program is worth the price — $1.5 trillion over its lifetime and already $160 billion over budget. But this isn’t the […]