America at War

Budget Battles

  • The General Electric logo is seen in a Sears store in Schaumburg, Illinois, September 8, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young

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    By Andrew Lumby

    It works, yes, but not very well. My Sero 7 Pro has trouble keeping the audio and video in sync when I play SD resolution video (I won't even try HD video). Let me tell you, this gives me greater...

  • People are seen through a broken glass window of Imperiale Marhaba hotel which was attacked by a gunman in Sousse

    ISIS Urges More Global Terror Attacks During Ramadan

    By Greg Miller, The Washington Post

    The attacks appeared to have no connection in terms of tactic or target. The beheading and failed attempt to blow up a chemical plant in France bore no operational resemblance to the suicide bombing...

  • The Wars Are Over, the Military Spending Lives On

    By Janine Davidson and Emerson Brooking, Council on Foreign Relations

    For nearly fourteen years, the U.S. military has been on a war footing. Extraordinary amounts of money—often in excess of $100 billion dollars each year—have been appropriated beyond the military’s...

  • This Terrifying Report Wants to Restart the US-Russia Nuclear Arms Race

    By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

    The United States should develop new low- yield, tactical nuclear weapons to deter countries from seeking nuclear weapons of their own, a new think-tank report says. It also argues that the U.S...

  • America's Air Force Drone Pilots Are Burning Out

    By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

    CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada — “Doc,” one of America’s few practicing psychologists with top-secret clearance, spends his days talking to drone pilots. For security reasons, the Defense Department...