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Whose Missile Shield Is It, Anyway?
Now we're talking about putting expensive, useless interceptors in Europe.  
Fred Kaplan   May 23, 2006   War Stories  
House Democrats Back Down
The military budget is as bloated as ever.  
Fred Kaplan   May 10, 2007   War Stories  
Shooting Down the Hype
The satellite takedown doesn't prove anything about our missile-defense capability.  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 22, 2008   War Stories  
Shoot-Down
The Pentagon trashes Bush's missile defense plans.  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 21, 2003   War Stories  
Build It and It Will Work
The Bush administration's missile defense fantasy.  
Fred Kaplan   May 22, 2003   War Stories  
The Pentagon's Laughable Weapons Test
Fire missile. Miss target completely. Success!  
Fred Kaplan   Jun 20, 2003   War Stories  
Gates Follows Through
The Pentagon is finally cutting expensive weapons programs it doesn't need.  
Fred Kaplan   Apr 06, 2009   War Stories  
Rummy's Got a Secret
He's hiding up to $40 billion in defense spending. Let's find it.  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 08, 2005   War Stories  
The Rumsfeld Intelligence Agency
How the hawks plan to find a Saddam/al-Qaida connection.  
Fred Kaplan   Oct 28, 2002   War Stories  
Star Wars Spending Spree
Billions for Missile Defense, peanuts for anti-terrorism.  
Fred Kaplan   Nov 07, 2002   War Stories  
Can This Department Be Saved?
How to secure homeland security.  
Fred Kaplan   Nov 22, 2002   War Stories  
Bombs Away
Bush's indefensible missile-defense plan.  
Fred Kaplan   Dec 17, 2002   War Stories  
Patriot Games
The missile didn't really work in 1991. Is it working now?  
Fred Kaplan   Mar 24, 2003   War Stories  
How Much Stealth Is Too Much Stealth?
Six ways to cut Bush's bloated defense budget.  
Fred Kaplan   Apr 30, 2003   War Stories  
Bush's Army—or Bill's?
Should Clinton share the credit for victory in Iraq?  
Fred Kaplan   May 02, 2003   War Stories  
Homeland Insecurity
What are the feds doing about domestic terrorism? Not enough.  
Fred Kaplan   Jun 06, 2003   War Stories  
Shooting Down Missile Defense
Even the Pentagon admits the program is in trouble.  
Fred Kaplan   Aug 07, 2003   War Stories  
The Military's Bloated Budget
It hasn't been this big in 50 years. Here's how to trim the fat.  
Fred Kaplan   Sep 12, 2003   War Stories  
Trimming the Fat
How to put the military budget on a diet.  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 03, 2004   War Stories  
Bush's Latest Missile-Defense Folly
Why spend billions on a system that might never work?  
Fred Kaplan   Mar 12, 2004   War Stories  
We're Losing the Arms Race With North Korea
What's the optimal number of anti-missile missiles? None.  
Fred Kaplan   Jul 27, 2004   War Stories  
Just Another "Unknown Anomaly"
Must we spend another $80 billion before we admit missile defense doesn't work?  
Fred Kaplan   Dec 16, 2004   War Stories  
National Security's Hard Men
Don't be fooled by Condi's apparent embrace of "soft power."  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 02, 2005   War Stories  
Defense Budget 101
How much are we really spending?  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 07, 2006   War Stories  
It's Time To Sharpen the Scissors
Breaking down the $739 billion defense budget.  
Fred Kaplan   Feb 05, 2007   War Stories  
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