The National Interest: Blog

The U.S.-Japan Alliance has Never Been More Important

How Does the U.S. Power its Major Weapons Systems?

A Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35C is shown on the deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier off the coast of California

The MQ-25a Stingray Just Refueled an F-35C in Mid-Air

This week North Korea announced the launch of what it claimed was a hypersonic missile. The North Korean Academy of Defence Science claimed that what was tested was the Hwasong-8 missile, which carried what it called a “hypersonic gliding warhead.” South

Is the Pentagon Worried About North Korean Hypersonic Missiles?

Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept (HAWC) missile in seen in an artist's conception

Is It Possible to Stop ”Unstoppable” Hypersonic Missiles?

Russia Looked at Jet Engines & Thought Put it On A Tank... to Fight Fires

Iran's Antiquated Mines Could Sink a U.S. Aircraft Carrier

US soldier is pictured during exercise of US Army's Global Swift Response 17 Media Day near Hohenfels

What Changes to the Army's Retention Program Mean for Reenlisting Soldiers

The Army's New Electronic Warfare Stryker Vehicle Will Be a Triple Threat

Tested by Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nuclear Policy Community