No bang for the buck

Article Abstract:

The US military is spending about 12 percent more a year in 2005 than it did during the Cold War, but it is still unable to reduce the shortages of supply in the Army, Air Force and the Navy. The federal budget deficit is also pressurizing the defense budget and this might have a negative impact on many weapons acquisition programs.

Government expenditures, National Security, Defense Administration & Finance, Defense Procurement, Evaluation, Defense spending, Military procurement, Defence spending, Government finance, Defence buying

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Why France went its own way

Article Abstract:

The author examines how U.S. diplomatic efforts to win France's support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Topics include actions by the United Nations, U.S. military campaigns, and lack of proof of Iraq weapons of mass destruction.

France, Political aspects, Weapons of mass destruction, Iraq War, 2003-

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America's brittle space systems

Article Abstract:

The reliability on the U.S. brittle space defense system in terms of navigation, communication, surveillance, position location to tackle the emerging anti-satellite threat, is examined.

Government domestic functions, Usage, Space weapons, Antiterrorism measures, Space policy, Anti-satellite weapons, Antisatellite weapons

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