National Security and Defense

Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
A poster of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) concerning nuclear tests of North Korea is seen on February 12, 2013 at the CTBTO headquarters in Vienna. Iran hinted Tuesday that inspection of the Parchin military site by the International Atomic Energy Agency would be possible in the context of a "comprehensive agreement" that recongnises its right to peaceful nuclear energy. AFP PHOTO / DIETER NAGL (Photo credit should read DIETER NAGL/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) poster displaying North Korean nuclear tests on February 12, 2013, at the CTBTO headquarters in Vienna, Austria. (Dieter Nagl/AFP via Getty Images)
Reports
Thomas DiNanno
Former Adjunct Fellow
Thomas DiNanno
6 Min Read
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022. The rocket carried the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite and is a missile detection and early warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota Raub)
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on August 4, 2022. (US Space Force photo by Dakota Raub)
Podcast
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Feb. 10, 2023.
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Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek on February 10, 2023. (US Navy photo by Ryan Seelbach)
In the Media
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology