Strategic Security

FBI declassifies US bacterial warfare document May 31, 2006

An FBI account of “Bacteriological Warfare in the United States” was obtained by TheMemoryHole.org through the Freedom of Information Act. In all, 709 pages were released relating to bacterial…

NNSA Walking a Fine Line on Divine Strake May 31, 2006

Update (February 22, 2007): DTRA announces that Divine Strake has been canceled. In a surprising move, the National Nuclear Security Administration last week withdrew (!) its Finding of No…

Threat Reduction Legislation Sails through House and Senate Committees May 30, 2006

Last week, lawmakers demonstrated their commitment to reining in the black market trade in deadly conventional weapons by forwarding two important bills to the full House and Senate. On Tuesday,…

Make Trident Conventional May 30, 2006

The week before last, Harold Brown and James Schlesinger argued in an op-ed in the Washington Post that the United States should arm some of the ballistic missiles on…

Visting the Titan Missile Museum May 30, 2006

On a recent trip to Tucson, Arizona I visited the Titan Missile Museum, something I recommend for all FAS blog readers who might be in the area. The tour…

Chinese Military Power: Can We Avoid Cold War? May 24, 2006

The Pentagon yesterday released its annual warning of the growing Chinese military threat. This year’s version continues the refrain from previous years and reiterates the conclusion from the recent…

Biosecurity, Flu and Chemical Weapons updates May 16, 2006

FAS has posted a new a Congressional Research Service report on Avian Influenza and two Biosecurity reports from the military. We also launched a revised chemical weapons resource website. Congressional…

Rep. Royce introduces legislation on shoulder fired missiles May 11, 2006

Yesterday Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA) introduced a far-reaching bill that, if passed, would boost US efforts to curb the threat posed by Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). The “Shoulder-fired…