An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) produced by the detonation of a nuclear weapon at high altitude or as the result of unusually powerful solar activity (often called severe space weather) could produce catastrophic destruction in the United States. Congress has long deliberated this threat, but it has not produced substantive legislative… Read more
Abstract: In confronting the federal debt crisis, Congress should take special care not to cut the defense budget in ways that would reduce the U.S. military’s ability to dissuade, deter, and, if necessary, defeat future adversaries. While America has made significant cuts to defense… Read more
Abstract: In any situation, the friend of freedom is the friend of the United States, but it is becoming apparent that the current Administration does not seem to abide by this rule or the moral and strategic clarity it demands. In office only eight months, President Barack… Read more
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's SDI speech, Vice President Cheney spoke to The Heritage Foundation about missile defense on March 11, 2008, at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C. … Read more
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's SDI speech, Vice President Cheney spoke to The Heritage Foundation about missile defense on March 11, 2008, at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C … Read more
Twenty seven years ago President Ronald Reagan delivered one of the most important speeches in modern history. For...… Read more
The Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce our first full-length documentary, "33 Minutes," and to release the first...… Read more