Articles by Brian Slattery

Navy Acknowledges Growing Readiness Concerns

Brian Slattery | January 15, 2013

The Navy has acknowledged its budgetary concerns and is hedging for further cuts by laying out priorities and describing what will be hit hardest, according… Read More

Russia Sails New Nuclear Submarine While U.S. Continues Fleet Delays

Brian Slattery | January 09, 2013

Last week, after long delays, Russia made operational a new ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), or nuclear submarine, for the first time in over 20 years…. Read More

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Economic Development and Disaster Relief Inhibited by the Jones Act

Brian Slattery | January 08, 2013

If the Jones Act was created to mitigate disasters at sea, why has it been waived during such disasters? Such a question was posed in… Read More

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Don’t Pull U.S. Troops Out of Europe

Brian Slattery | December 21, 2012

Throughout recent federal budget discussions, strategies to pull America out of recession, and the potential for massive cuts to national security, one cost cutting idea… Read More

The Eleventh Hour: Still Time Left to Stop Massive Defense Cuts

Brian Slattery | December 21, 2012

The threat of sequestration—the half-trillion dollar cut to defense set to occur January 2, 2013—has been debated and prevention plans have been discussed since before… Read More

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Strategic Shift Could Harm Middle East Policy

Brian Slattery | December 06, 2012

The Pentagon’s strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific has come under increasing scrutiny as conflicts continue in the Middle East, particularly in Israel. Former Assistant Secretary… Read More

Heritage Finds Solutions to Sequestration

Brian Slattery | November 19, 2012

With sequestration—the automatic reductions to the federal government set to occur January 2, 2013—looming ever closer, The Heritage Foundation has put forth a proposal to… Read More

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Post-Election, Refocusing on National Security

Brian Slattery | November 15, 2012

According to research by Politico, interest in the impending automatic defense cuts took a dive leading up to the election. But as the post-election polling… Read More

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For U.S. Navy Fleet, “Quantity Has a Quality of Its Own”

Brian Slattery | November 03, 2012

Size does matter—when it comes to the U.S. Navy. Representative J. Randy Forbes (R–VA), chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and Senator… Read More

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Former Navy Chief: “Military Must Be Kept Strong”

Brian Slattery | November 02, 2012

Retired Admiral Gary Roughead, former chief of naval operations, recently expressed concerns over looming defense cuts caused by sequestration. He joins a chorus that includes… Read More

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