US Army Views Chinese Military Tactics August 23, 2021
How would China fight a war against the US? A new US Army publication sets out to answer that question, offering a detailed account of the military tactics China…
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Flying Under The Radar: A Missile Accident in South Asia
With all eyes turned towards Ukraine these past weeks, it was easy to miss what was almost certainly a historical first: a nuclear-armed state accidentally launching a missile at another nuclear-armed state.* On…
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India’s Nuclear Arsenal Takes A Big Step Forward
On 18 December 2021, India tested its new Agni-P medium-range ballistic missile from its Integrated Test Range on Abdul Kalam Island. This was the second test of the missile, the first test having been conducted in June 2021. Our friends at Planet Labs PBC managed to capture an image of…
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A Closer Look at China’s Missile Silo Construction
[Update: Some images have temporarily been taker down because Maxar does not allow their satellite images to be overlaid on a competitor's image.] After the discovery during the summer of…
Read moreNew Declassification Reforms Are Classified August 23, 2021
Legislative measures to improve the process of declassifying classified national security information were introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden in the pending intelligence authorization act for FY2022. But they were included…
Read moreDigital IDs for Securing Personal Information August 18, 2021
Digital driver’s licenses can offer greater protection of personal information, and some states are already skipping the line at the DMV From submitting personal information over email to…
Read moreEmpowering Healthy Eating in America August 11, 2021
Poor diets present elevated health risks, and Americans need help finding the time and resources to eat nutritiously Americans get bombarded with promotions for unsubstantiated diet fads on…
Read morePolice Misconduct and Violence: Let the Data Talk August 4, 2021
Limited insight into police misconduct makes it difficult to improve policing, but a national registry could help
Read moreExtending Human Life with Senescent Cell Treatments July 28, 2021
Research into senescent cells could result in extended human lifespans and significant policy implications Improved housing, sanitation, and healthcare have significantly increased humans’…
Read moreChina Is Building A Second Nuclear Missile Silo Field July 26, 2021
The Chinese missile silo program constitutes the most extensive silo construction since the US and Soviet missile silo construction during the Cold War.
Read moreDNA for Data Storage and Retrieval July 21, 2021
To reduce the burden on traditional data centers, improving on DNA data storage could be the key The pace at which data – such as photos, videos, and…
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