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Air Force going ‘line by line’ to bring down nuclear missile costs
The U.S. Air Force “underestimated” the complexity of building a sprawling network of launch centers and other ground infrastructure for its next nuclear missile, which led to severe projected cost overruns,…
Event Recap: August 26, 2024
BENS-Chicago earlier this month was privileged to speak with Vice Admiral Doug Perry, Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk and the U.S. 2nd Fleet. The discussion centered on rebuilding the…
BENS Member, Jared Isaacman
SpaceX is preparing to launch its next private mission by the end of the month, featuring the first attempt to have the astronauts step out into space. The Polaris Dawn…
BENS Member, Michelle Giuda
The summer of 2024 is making a run for one of the most tumultuous in American political and stock market history. One presidential candidate dramatically stepped down, another barely dodged an assassin’s…
Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat
President Biden approved in March a highly classified nuclear strategic plan for the United States that, for the first time, reorients America’s deterrent strategy to focus on China’s rapid expansion…
BENS Eisenhower Award Recipient Gina Raimondo Has Reshaped the Commerce Department for Technological Competition with China.
The U.S. secretary of commerce is recovering from a fractured tailbone, but she doesn’t know how it happened.
Iranian Military Official Hints Strike on Israel May Be Delayed
A senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday that retaliation against Israel over the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran may be long in coming and take any number…
Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?
In April 2022, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks expressed concern about the “substantial decline” in competition within the U.S. defense industrial base. A February 2022 study by the Department of Defense (DOD)…
Cyber Effects in Warfare: Categorizing the Where, What, and Why
For decades, military practitioners and academics have come up with theories, evidence, and examples that indicate that offensive cyber operations might revolutionize modern warfare. Others have made an equally impressive…