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The Pentagon’s 2020 China Report

(With table corrected for typos) The Pentagon has just released its long-awaited 2020 version of its annual report on China’s military developments. In this article, we review the elements concerning China’s nuclear forces. The Size of the Warhead Stockpile The biggest surprise in the new report is that it for the first time provides DOD’s […]

09.01.20 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Leveraging Machine Learning To Reduce Cost & Burden of Reviewing Research Proposals at S&T Agencies

A proposal to introduce machine learning to triage scientific proposals at S&T agencies to save over $300 million annually.

08.28.20 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
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Over the Line: The Implications of China’s ADIZ Intrusions in Northeast Asia

This report uses data gathered from multilingual sources to explore China’s motivations behind its systematic ADIZ intrusions as well as the implications for Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese, and U.S. forces operating in Northeast Asia. 

08.17.20 | 1 min read
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US Army Views North Korean Military Tactics

North Korea’s military “uses tactics based on former Soviet or current Russian doctrine, Chinese developments, lessons learned, and observation of recent military actions,” according to a new US Army manual on the subject. “While North Korea maintains large amounts of military equipment, much of it is outdated making it quantitatively superior to most armies but […]

08.16.20 | 1 min read
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Weekly COVID-19 Disinformation Report for August 14: #Plandemic to #Scamdemic

Key Highlights Key Trends Virology Journal article linked to claim that Dr. Fauci knew HCQ is a cure.A false claim states that in 2005, Dr. Fauci said that hydroxychloroquine is both “a cure and a vaccine” for coronavirus, referencing a 2005-published study. This article showed the effectiveness of chloroquine against classic SARS, SARS-CoV, in vitro (cells […]

08.14.20 | 4 min read
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Environment
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Senate Commerce Committee homes in on consumer protection and enforcement in an era of rampant COVID-19-related scams

Consumer protection and data privacy have come into focus on Capitol Hill over the past few weeks. One week after the leaders of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on this topic. The FTC aims to protect consumers and […]

08.13.20 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Leading the Way: A National Task Force on Connected Vehicles

A proposal to create a coherent vision for U.S. leadership in connected vehicles.

08.07.20 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 75 Years After

Seventy-five years later, we commemorate the nuclear attacks and the unspeakable human suffering they inflicted, which remind us of the uniquely destructive capability of nuclear weapons and the importance of ensuring that they are never used in anger again.

08.05.20 | 3 min read
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Environment
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Hopes are high for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to be available in the fall, but the specter of political pressure looms

Come Tuesday, November 3rd – Election Day – Americans will exist in one of two realities: One reality in which COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe and effective are available to the electorate, or a different reality in which vaccines are still unavailable. Biopharma companies are optimistic their COVID-19 vaccines could be available as early as the […]

07.22.20 | 5 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Transforming Infant Nutrition to Give Every Baby a Strong, Healthy Foundation

A three-pronged approach to transform infant nutrition through the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition.

07.21.20 | 1 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Expanding the Health Policy Mission of the Veterans Health Administration

A proposal to coordinate and consolidate the healthcare innovation, demonstration, and implementation capacities of the VA and HHS.

07.21.20 | 1 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Building Trust In the Health Data Ecosystem

A proposal to build trust in the health data ecosystem.

07.21.20 | 1 min read
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