Brian Slattery, Author at The Daily Signal

Best Way to Address Sequestration: Overturn It

Brian Slattery | July 31, 2012

Tomorrow, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on implementing the mandated defense cuts known as sequestration. Instead of implementing the cuts, Congress… Read More

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Mandated Cuts Will Create “National Security Nightmare”

Brian Slattery | July 24, 2012

Constituents at a Great Falls, Montana, town hall meeting understand what many in Congress do not seem to understand: Cuts mandated by budget sequestration will… Read More

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Sequestration Will Damage an Already Weakened Air Force

Brian Slattery | July 12, 2012

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness is holding a hearing this week titled “Department of the Air Force Aircraft Force Structure Reductions.” The last… Read More

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White House National Security Strategy: Distract from Real Concerns

Brian Slattery | July 12, 2012

While the President has reveled in recent U.S. military accomplishments (even at the expense of classified or sensitive information), his Administration has been guardedly quiet… Read More

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Military Madness Matinee

Brian Slattery | June 21, 2012

Whether in Washington, D.C., or Wichita Falls, Texas, people are wondering nervously how the automatic defense cuts of sequestration will impact the U.S. military. While… Read More

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Congress Should Follow General Marshall’s Example

Brian Slattery | May 17, 2012

It was a major, who in 1923, gave a talk to a small group here in Washington, D.C., an Army major, who said that America… Read More

America’s Political Leaders Cannot Repeat History Again

Brian Slattery | May 07, 2012

“The impact of this decline is no longer invisible. Far too many of the military’s top priority development programs are experiencing schedule delays and development… Read More

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An SOS for the Coast Guard

Brian Slattery | April 18, 2012

The Coast Guard needs to call more attention to its undersized fleet, according to Congressional Research Service expert Ron O’Rourke. While the sea service has… Read More

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Bomber Milestones: Cause for Celebration or Concern?

Brian Slattery | April 16, 2012

Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber’s first flight. The last B-52 came off the production line 10 years later. Such… Read More

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President’s Plan Weakens at Least One Leg of Nuclear Triad

Brian Slattery | April 03, 2012

According to the U.S. Navy, America’s nuclear deterrent triad will be limping on one of its legs for over a decade because of the President’s… Read More

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