The Quadrennial Defense Review—which DOD made available online today (see QDR item above) even though its not going to Congress until Feb. 6—considers how the Pentagon should help China recognize when to stop growing its military, said Ryan Henry, a top DOD policy official. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington, Henry said the QDR addresses “what the [US] would view as the right sort of choices.”
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
