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Backgrounder posted February 8, 2012 by Baker Spring Congress Fails to Undo President Obama’s Damage on Missile Defense
Abstract: In passing the FY 2012 defense authorization and appropriations bills, Congress missed an ideal opportunity to reverse the damage that the Obama Administration inflicted on U.S. missile defense programs in 2010. Congress specifically failed to move the U.S. toward a more defensive nuclear… Read more
WebMemo posted February 7, 2012 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Alison Acosta Fraser Senate Initiative Would Block Blow to Military Readiness
Last week, six U.S. Senators, including John McCain (R–AZ) and Jon Kyl (R–AZ), endorsed draft legislation that would block the automatic defense cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011for fiscal year (FY) 2013. Under their proposal, those additional cuts to the Pentagon would be offset by targeting spending… Read more
Backgrounder posted January 27, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Time to Modernize and Revitalize the Nuclear Triad
Abstract: The U.S. nuclear triad of heavy bombers, intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) is aging. The nuclear testing moratorium, which has reached nearly two decades, and the required reductions under New START are magnifying questions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal’s reliability. These growing questions will eventually… Read more
WebMemo posted January 23, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Air Force Needs to Maintain Its Focus on the Nuclear Mission
Since the end of the Cold War, the Air Force has struggled to maintain standards of excellence when fulfilling one of its most important missions: being prepared to respond to an adversarial nuclear attack. Recently, the Air Force has decided to move away from having one squadron of bombers dedicated… Read more
WebMemo posted January 6, 2012 by Bruce Klingner The Missing Asia Pivot in Obama's Defense Strategy
President Obama’s new defense strategy is long on rhetoric but bereft of details on how it will actually be implemented. The President boldly promised to maintain or augment U.S. military capabilities against a spectrum of global threats, but planned draconian defense cuts of $1 trillion would undermine the U.S.’s ability… Read more
Backgrounder posted December 5, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen, Diem Nguyen Super Committee Failure and Sequestration Put at Risk Ever More Military Plans and Programs
Abstract: The Budget Control Act, which ended the impasse over the debt ceiling and created a Super Committee to identify more deficit reduction proposals, cuts the defense budget by $1 trillion and paves the way for further reductions next year. These cuts come on top of successive rounds of deep… Read more
WebMemo posted November 7, 2011 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Nuclear Certification for a New Bomber
The Obama Administration’s 2010 Nuclear Posture Review says that bombers are central to extended deterrence. But at the same time, the Obama Administration is willing to let the capability of the bomber force decline for the next several decades. This makes no sense. … Read more
Play Movie Video Recorded on September 22, 2011 Defense Spending and the Super Committee
On Thursday, September 8, 2011, the Defending Defense coalition, a joint project of the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation, hosted "Defense Spending and the Super Committee." The event took place on Capitol Hill with Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Jon Kyl… Read more
WebMemo posted August 1, 2011 by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. A Dangerous Debt Ceiling Deal
The deep cuts in defense spending envisioned in the just-announced debt ceiling deal[1] raise a fundamental question for Americans: Will we let a deal stand that promises to end American security as we know it? Or will Americans demand that the deal, born of crisis-driven politics in… Read more
WebMemo posted July 21, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen Slashing Defense Makes America Less Safe While Allowing Politicians to Kick the Can down the Road on Entitlement Reform
Today, America is asking its military to do more than ever before. In the past 24 months alone, U.S. military forces have conducted their 10th year of combat operations in Afghanistan, wound down operations in Iraq, started a new no-fly zone in Libya, dramatically escalated counterterrorism operations in Yemen, maintained… Read more

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Backgrounder posted February 8, 2012 by Baker Spring Congress Fails to Undo President Obama’s Damage on Missile Defense
Abstract: In passing the FY 2012 defense authorization and appropriations bills, Congress missed an ideal opportunity to reverse the damage that the Obama Administration inflicted on U.S. missile defense programs in 2010. Congress specifically failed to move the U.S. toward a more defensive nuclear… Read more
WebMemo posted February 7, 2012 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Alison Acosta Fraser Senate Initiative Would Block Blow to Military Readiness
Last week, six U.S. Senators, including John McCain (R–AZ) and Jon Kyl (R–AZ), endorsed draft legislation that would block the automatic defense cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011for fiscal year (FY) 2013. Under their proposal, those additional cuts to the Pentagon would be offset by targeting spending… Read more
Backgrounder posted December 5, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen, Diem Nguyen Super Committee Failure and Sequestration Put at Risk Ever More Military Plans and Programs
Abstract: The Budget Control Act, which ended the impasse over the debt ceiling and created a Super Committee to identify more deficit reduction proposals, cuts the defense budget by $1 trillion and paves the way for further reductions next year. These cuts come on top of successive rounds of deep… Read more
Backgrounder posted January 27, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Time to Modernize and Revitalize the Nuclear Triad
Abstract: The U.S. nuclear triad of heavy bombers, intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) is aging. The nuclear testing moratorium, which has reached nearly two decades, and the required reductions under New START are magnifying questions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal’s reliability. These growing questions will eventually… Read more
Backgrounder posted January 10, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen, Julia Pollak How to Save Money, Reform Processes, and Increase Efficiency in the Defense Department
Abstract: After the sweeping cuts in the FY 2010 defense spending bill and with the proposed reductions in FY 2011, further defense cuts would jeopardize long-standing core capabilities that comprise the foundation of American military strength. Nevertheless, policymakers should relentlessly pursue greater efficiencies within defense operations and eliminate waste and… Read more
WebMemo posted January 23, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Air Force Needs to Maintain Its Focus on the Nuclear Mission
Since the end of the Cold War, the Air Force has struggled to maintain standards of excellence when fulfilling one of its most important missions: being prepared to respond to an adversarial nuclear attack. Recently, the Air Force has decided to move away from having one squadron of bombers dedicated… Read more
WebMemo posted November 7, 2011 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Nuclear Certification for a New Bomber
The Obama Administration’s 2010 Nuclear Posture Review says that bombers are central to extended deterrence. But at the same time, the Obama Administration is willing to let the capability of the bomber force decline for the next several decades. This makes no sense. … Read more
America at Risk Memo posted May 2, 2011 by Jim Talent Keeping Our Military Strong
After the Berlin Wall fell, many in Washington believed that the United States had entered an indefinite period of peace. Because of that, the size of the military was cut, first by President George H. W. Bush, and then by President Bill Clinton. In the mid-1990s, the government took what… Read more
WebMemo posted June 9, 2011 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Five Steps to Save America’s Defense Industrial Base
The U.S. defense base is on the verge of a crisis—losing the design engineering and industrial capacity to affordably produce the cutting-edge military systems that once gave the American military an unassailable advantage. The reason for this is simple: The free market works. When there is no competitive market for… Read more
Backgrounder posted November 4, 2010 by Jim Talent, Mackenzie Eaglen Shaping the Future: The Urgent Need to Match Military Modernization to National Commitments
Abstract: A decade of military conflict and two decades of underinvestment have left the U.S. military too small and inadequately equipped to answer the nation’s call today, much less tomorrow. In July 2010, a bipartisan commission warned of a coming “train wreck” if Congress… Read more

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Backgrounder posted February 8, 2012 by Baker Spring Congress Fails to Undo President Obama’s Damage on Missile Defense
Abstract: In passing the FY 2012 defense authorization and appropriations bills, Congress missed an ideal opportunity to reverse the damage that the Obama Administration inflicted on U.S. missile defense programs in 2010. Congress specifically failed to move the U.S. toward a more defensive nuclear… Read more
WebMemo posted February 7, 2012 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Alison Acosta Fraser Senate Initiative Would Block Blow to Military Readiness
Last week, six U.S. Senators, including John McCain (R–AZ) and Jon Kyl (R–AZ), endorsed draft legislation that would block the automatic defense cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011for fiscal year (FY) 2013. Under their proposal, those additional cuts to the Pentagon would be offset by targeting spending… Read more
Backgrounder posted January 27, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Time to Modernize and Revitalize the Nuclear Triad
Abstract: The U.S. nuclear triad of heavy bombers, intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) is aging. The nuclear testing moratorium, which has reached nearly two decades, and the required reductions under New START are magnifying questions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal’s reliability. These growing questions will eventually… Read more
WebMemo posted January 23, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Air Force Needs to Maintain Its Focus on the Nuclear Mission
Since the end of the Cold War, the Air Force has struggled to maintain standards of excellence when fulfilling one of its most important missions: being prepared to respond to an adversarial nuclear attack. Recently, the Air Force has decided to move away from having one squadron of bombers dedicated… Read more
WebMemo posted January 6, 2012 by Bruce Klingner The Missing Asia Pivot in Obama's Defense Strategy
President Obama’s new defense strategy is long on rhetoric but bereft of details on how it will actually be implemented. The President boldly promised to maintain or augment U.S. military capabilities against a spectrum of global threats, but planned draconian defense cuts of $1 trillion would undermine the U.S.’s ability… Read more
Backgrounder posted December 5, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen, Diem Nguyen Super Committee Failure and Sequestration Put at Risk Ever More Military Plans and Programs
Abstract: The Budget Control Act, which ended the impasse over the debt ceiling and created a Super Committee to identify more deficit reduction proposals, cuts the defense budget by $1 trillion and paves the way for further reductions next year. These cuts come on top of successive rounds of deep… Read more
WebMemo posted November 7, 2011 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova Nuclear Certification for a New Bomber
The Obama Administration’s 2010 Nuclear Posture Review says that bombers are central to extended deterrence. But at the same time, the Obama Administration is willing to let the capability of the bomber force decline for the next several decades. This makes no sense. … Read more
WebMemo posted August 1, 2011 by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. A Dangerous Debt Ceiling Deal
The deep cuts in defense spending envisioned in the just-announced debt ceiling deal[1] raise a fundamental question for Americans: Will we let a deal stand that promises to end American security as we know it? Or will Americans demand that the deal, born of crisis-driven politics in… Read more
WebMemo posted July 21, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen Slashing Defense Makes America Less Safe While Allowing Politicians to Kick the Can down the Road on Entitlement Reform
Today, America is asking its military to do more than ever before. In the past 24 months alone, U.S. military forces have conducted their 10th year of combat operations in Afghanistan, wound down operations in Iraq, started a new no-fly zone in Libya, dramatically escalated counterterrorism operations in Yemen, maintained… Read more
Backgrounder posted June 27, 2011 by Baker Spring Nuclear Weapons Modernization Priorities After New START
Abstract: In a world of multiple nuclear powers, the U.S. government should exchange Cold War–style deterrence for a policy of “protecting and defending” the U.S. and its allies against nuclear attack. Pursuing such a policy will require both maintaining a credible nuclear posture, which… Read more

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Blog Post on 6/25/2009 8:38:49 AM Waxman Markey Cap and Trade's Biggest Losers: Electrical Equipment & Appliances
Household appliances use a lot of energy, which is why for the past several years policymakers have tried to mandate...… Read more

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