National Security and Defense

Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Chinese nuclear missiles during a military parade on September 3, 2015, in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Pan Xu via Getty Images)
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Chinese nuclear missiles during a military parade on September 3, 2015, in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Pan Xu via Getty Images)
PUMA UAV 5g
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A US Marine launches an RQ-20 PUMA unmanned aircraft system in San Clemente, California, on May 1, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Manuel Serrano)
Commentary
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
dan_patt
dan_patt
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
4 Min Read
An oil tanker and a cargo ship are seen anchored off the coast of Long Beach, California, on April 24, 2020. - According to a news release issued by the United States Coast Guard, there were 27 tankers off the Southern California coast as of April 23 afternoon. Companies are using the tankers to store excess supplies of crude oil due to lack of demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic, US media reported. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)
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An oil tanker and a cargo ship anchored off the coast of Long Beach, California, on April 24, 2020. (Apu Gomez/AFP via Getty Images)
Podcast
arthur_herman
arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman