The US military helped create the first flu vaccine to keep service members in action – and the logic for requiring vaccination has not changed.
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Bureaucratic hurdles mean the US military typically has to wait a decade between the time it sees a new threat and the employment of a new system to defend against it.
At the heart of this dispute is how Anthropic’s large language model Claude is being used in a military context.
Free press advocates warn that limiting how journalists cover the Defense Department hampers the stability and freedom that democracies enjoy.
As hundreds of military brass descend on a base in Virginia to be addressed by Pete Hegseth, his newly bestowed title is ‘Secretary of War.’ That means something.
Donald Trump’s Department of War move suggests he’s ignorant about America’s long record of aggression in the post-Second World War era.
Even if US financial aid is restored, Ukraine will have to mitigate the risk of future disruption – and that could mean a more timid approach.
How much oxygen does the military need for wounded soldiers? Turns out not much. Military-civilian research is paving the way for new developments.
We already have some clues to what the Trump administration will change on space policy.
Months after a military officer made sensational claims about unexplained objects in the skies, NASA released a report loosely outlining a scientific approach for analyzing UAP reports.
The US is giving record-high amounts of money to Ukraine, signaling it is invested in this war for the long run – a political science scholar explains 3 important things to know.
Most people think of trust as active – you place your trust in someone or you don’t. But weak cybersecurity, like leaving your front door unlocked, is a matter of trust, too.
Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and global supply chains for building software stack the deck against US cybersecurity.
Investigations of the 9/11 attacks show that a short, unstable transition between two presidents can weaken US security. Trump’s sweeping staff changes compound the risk, experts say.
In the murky world of cyber espionage and cyber warfare, effective deterrence has long been considered out of reach. A government report argues it’s time to change that.
US military leaders have to plan for operations all over the world, so they can’t afford to ignore climate change or debate its causes.
John Bolton just started his job as National Security Adviser to President Trump. He’s the latest in a ever-changing cast of staffers, raising the question: Who’s in charge of national security?
Here’s the research that explains why President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service was so easily struck down.
Since 2009, nearly one million veterans have benefited from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which helps them pay for tuition and other expenses. A scholar explains how it’s a hard transition.
The Department of Defence and the CIA have big seats in the editing suite.
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