Mon, Sep 14, 2020
Innovation in Nuclear Energy Technologies: Implications for US National Defense
The US Department of Defense (DOD) has the potential to play a significant role bringing advanced reactor technology to demonstration and, ultimately, commercialization. Possible US military applications of advanced reactors—especially micro nuclear reactors (MNRs)—include deployment to remote bases that are challenging to supply with fuel; power systems for directed-energy weapons; and nuclear energy systems for space flight and off-world bases. This issue brief explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in DOD’s procurement of MNRs.
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Fri, Aug 28, 2020
National Security Advisor says US must ‘confront the Chinese across all spectrums’
US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien said the United States must be prepared to push back against Chinese aggression militarily, diplomatically, and economically, asserting that China continues to threaten its neighbors and attack US interests.
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer
Sun, May 31, 2020
To stop Putin, the Western world must revisit the 1994 Budapest Memorandum
Ukraine’s Deputy PM for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksii Reznikov says trust must be rebuilt before there can be peace with Russia. Returning to the framework of the Budapest Memorandum would be a step in the right direction, he argues.
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