Last week, Malaysia ratified the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of Treaty ratifications to 143, according to a CTBT Organization news release. Among Southeast Asian nations,…
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following (all pdf). “Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among…
Only the President of the United States may authorize the use of riot control agents in war, even for defensive purposes, according to official U.S. military doctrine (pdf), although the…
[updated to clarify paragraph on Tonkin Gulf Incident] During the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese intelligence units sometimes succeeded in penetrating Allied communications systems, and they could monitor Allied message traffic…
A good map can tell you where you are and show you how to get to where you want to go. What could be more important? A recent U.S. Army…