The Arctic is quickly reemerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are at stake. The geopolitical and geo-economic importance of the Arctic region is rising rapidly, and its mineral wealth will likely transform the region into a booming economic frontier in the 21st century. The coasts and continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean are estimated to hold large…
Members of Congress are considering several bills designed to combat climate change. Chief among them is Senate bill 2191--America's Climate Security Act of 2007--spearheaded by Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA). This bill would set a limit on the emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide from the combustion of coal, oil, and natural…
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President Obama visited Newport News Shipyard yesterday—the largest naval shipbuilding facility in the world—to warn...…
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Last week, after long delays, Russia made operational a new ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), or nuclear submarine,...…
Last night, President Obama generated tremendous Internet buzz with his “horses and bayonets” remark. While the U.S....…
It was reported early in October that Russia’s first fourth-generation nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine,...…
New satellite images of a secret underground submarine base built by the Chinese and capable of hiding up to 20 nuclear...…