By Ryan Weed Speed, power, and response — these factors decide success and failure in space. Players who want to lead in space have to push the envelope, and maybe even take a few longshots. At the Defense Innovation Unit, we believe that compact nuclear power will get us there in space. On paper, the […]
Category: War On The Rocks
By Francis J. Gavin Editor’s Note: This is the introductory essay for Volume 5, Issue 3 of the Texas National Security Review, our sister publication. Be sure to read the entire issue. I have a confession to make: I have been wrong quite a lot lately. I believed Vladimir Putin was pursuing a coercive bluff and would not […]
By David Johnson How would the high-tech U.S. military fare in a war against China or Russia? The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War may provide some answers. It may call into question some deeply held U.S. military axioms. Two of these are particularly important. First, is the belief that future wars will be short, decisive affairs. Second, […]