Former Defense Secretaries Harold Brown and James Schlesinger say the “increasing likelihood” that a terrorist group will obtain nuclear weapons necessitates giving US Presidents the option of “prompt, precise, non-nuclear strikes.” In a Washington Post op-ed, the two elder statesmen make a cogent case for the Pentagon plan to employ a new type of conventional warhead on two of the Trident missiles on US submarines. They refute charges by Congressional critics who fear such a move would lead to the de-nuclearization of US subs or to inadvertent launch by less stringent conventional protocols or to Russia mistaking a launch as an attack. Read it here.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
