The Defense Department Is Losing the Battle Against Climate Change

By Daniel Ross / Independent Media Institute Oct 1, 2018 Underfunding, lack of strategic planning and denialism are hindering the department's climate response. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Is the Space Force a Step Toward War in Space?

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Sep 25, 2018 Trump’s enthusiasm for a new branch of the U.S. military and the militarization of space has given new life to spectacularly bad ideas shelved years ago. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The U.S. Army Isn’t Meeting Its Recruiting Goals

Ilana Novick Sep 24, 2018 The Department of Defense believes the improved U.S. economy means that fewer people wish to enlist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is a War With China on the Horizon?

Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Jun 21, 2018 The recent name change of the U.S. Pacific Command is a signal that the military is already setting the stage for an eventual confrontation with China. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Pentagon Documents Detail Dystopian Dangers

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 30, 2018 An examination of the threats from terror groups, as imagined in the Joint Land, Air, and Sea Strategic Special Program, offers unique clues to the Pentagon’s fears for the future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Are We on Track for World War III With China?

By Alfred W. McCoy / TomDispatch Sep 27, 2017 Military tensions between the two countries have been rising in the western Pacific since the summer of 2010. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 It is bizarre that Chuck Hagel, a war hero with a long record of sensible views on the deployment of military power, gets blocked as the president's nominee to run the Pentagon, while Jack Lew, steeped in Wall Street greed, sails through as Treasury secretary.It is bizarre that war hero Chuck Hagel gets blocked as the president's nominee to run the Pentagon, while Jack Lew, steeped in Wall Street greed, sails through as Treasury secretary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Need for Straight Talk From U.S. Defense Department

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2012 Christmas has provided a day of distraction from war, the usual condition for most of the world, and the steady-state of the modern American nation, so to speak. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Despite New Cuts, Obama Will Spend More than Bush on Military

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2010 The most important fact in the New York Times report on Defense Secretary Robert Gates' spending cuts comes 15 paragraphs in, when we learn that the U.S. will still spend more than ever on the military, more than all other countries combined, more than under President Bush. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Military Service Turn Young Men Into Sexual Predators?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2009 It can be shown that the patterns of military sex crimes are old and widespread -- for generations, military service has transformed large numbers of American boys into sexual predators. So it seems reasonable to ask whether perhaps there is something about military culture or training or experience that can be identified as causative, and then, perhaps, changed.After generations of silence, the question deserves an answer, and not a simplistic one. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Hearts and Minds Redux

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2009 "Decapitation strategies don't work." Those words, uttered by the newly named U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, mark a shift in the military strategy in Afghanistan. Yes, indeed -- it seems to have taken the Pentagon eight years to realize that "you're going to have to convince people, not kill them." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )