Under Rep. Buck McKeon’s mark-up of the Fiscal 2015 budget, the US military would permanently sever cooperation with Russia unless the Kremlin pulls forces from Ukraine and begins honoring arms control treaty commitments. “For reasons known only to Mr. Putin, they want to start the ‘great game’ up again. My mark reflects this tough reality,” said McKeon, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, in a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C., May 6. Language in the markup would also bar sharing missile defense technology with Russia, and re-established the annual Cold War-era Russian Military Power report with “no termination date,” he said. “Finally, we’re calling for immediate NATO membership for Montenegro, and a membership action plan for Georgia,” added McKeon. To restore defense cooperation, Russia must “comply with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces [treaty] and Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty,” banning certain nuclear ballistic missiles and the unchecked massing of forces in Europe, McKeon said.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?