2014-12-13 by Richard Weitz This is the third and final part of the series on looking at the role of Kazakhstan with regard to nuclear security. Renewing Nuclear Energy During the past decade, Kazakhstan has dramatically increased its production and export of uranium. From 2001 to 2009, the country’s uranium…
2014-12-18 By Tore Hamming Sunni militancy has evolved rapidly in recent years and we are constantly trying to keep up with our understanding of trends and developments. For more than a decade, al-Qaeda (AQ) has been considered the main bad guy. This perception changed briefly in 2005-2006 during the Iraqi…
2014-12-11 By Murielle Delaporte During her visit to Djibouti, M. Delaporte was able to talk with with Public Affairs Officers Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffrey Jones (USAF, CJTF-HOA) and Lieutenant Seamus Nelson (US Navy, Djibouti), on November 12th, 2014 at Camp Lemonnier . They provided a very clear look at the transformation of the base…
2014-12-17 Ed Timperlake has focused the attention of politicians, analysts and the Second Line of Defense team upon the growing significance of information war. As we reach the end of 2014, Second Line of Defense would like to highlight this key challenge, one that we intend to focus attention on…
2014-12-17 Recently, we published an interview with Group Captain Paul Godfrey, one of the senior RAF officers involved with bringing the F-35B into service with the UK armed forces. A key aspect which he highlighted was the cross-fertilization of the force by bringing both the F-35B and the new class…
By Cryptologic Technician 2nd Class Ryan Harris, USS Michael Murphy Public Affairs USS MICHAEL MURPHY, At Sea - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) conducted a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the French frigate FS Vendemiaire (F734) Nov. 28 while operating in the South China Sea. The…
2014-12-16 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. India’s first nuclear attack submarine Arihant began Sea Trials on December 15th with naval personnel and defense scientists onboard showing both caution and confidence. The 80-mw boat sailed out of the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) at the Naval Dockyard in Vishakhapatnam in the morning, smoothly exiting the…
2014-12-15 by Robbin Laird There is a long history and strategic culture associated with nuclear deterrence. The question is whether the history and the culture are more of hindrance than a help into thinking about second nuclear age deterrence and warfighting? Paul Bracken has argued persuasively that nuclear weapons have…
