Senior Policy Fellow at @NDU_EDU@INSSatNDU@WMDCenter. Deterrence, arms control & reducing nuclear risk. Tweets are my views, not DoD; RT not endorsement.
I and my @WMDCenter colleagues Paul Bernstein, Diane Dieuliis, Gerry Epstein, and @moodiemanda wrote a chapter on WMD and Great Power competition in the recently released (4 Nov) @INSSatNDU & @ndupress book "Strategic Assessment 2020." PDF available here:ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/…
Just landed at Osan Air Base for my 4th visit to the Republic of Korea as Secretary of Defense. While in 🇰🇷, I'll underscore the United States' ironclad commitment to the U.S.-ROK Alliance.
.@POTUS-- together with Japan and ROK leaders--made historic agreements this summer at the Camp David Summit. Today, I participated in trilateral discussions with Ministers of Defense from Japan and ROK to advance our mutual lines of effort from that important Summit that further strengthens our alliances and shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
In each new generation, our veterans have pledged their lives to defend our country and our Constitution.
On this Veterans Day, I extend my deepest appreciation to America's veterans and their families for all they have given to keep America secure and strong.
.@SecDef is in the Republic of Korea to build on the alliance’s momentous year. He kicked off his visit with a trilateral meeting alongside his ROK & Japanese counterparts and will participate in the 55th annual SCM & inaugural ROK-UN Command Member States Defense Ministerial.
A 🇺🇸 B-52 bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana supports #NATO exercise Steadfast Noon in transatlantic mission
The stratgic bomber conducted flights across north-west Europe, training side-by-side with 13 other Allied nations
Read more ac.nato.int/archive/2023/US_…
"More capable, more forward, and more integrated with our allies and partners." One year from the public release of the National Defense Strategy, Dr. Mara Karlin and @DepPentPressSec discuss strategy implementation and how we're realizing its focus. #NDS
A 🇺🇸 B-52 bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana supports #NATO exercise Steadfast Noon in transatlantic mission
The stratgic bomber conducted flights across north-west Europe, training side-by-side with 13 other Allied nations
Read more ac.nato.int/archive/2023/US_…
👇From @DeptofDefense. Biden administration preparing to pursue "modern variant of B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated B61-13." Bomb will strengthen US nuclear deterrent & provide addl option to POTUS for "certain harder & large-area military targets." 1/defense.gov/News/Releases/Re…
B61-13 will "replace some of the B61-7s in the current nuclear stockpile and have a yield similar to the B61-7, which is higher than that of the B61-12." Bomb will not increase overall size of US nuclear arsenal. See also fact sheet below. #deterrencemedia.defense.gov/2023/Oct/2…
Thanks @BrookingsFP for an excellent discussion with Dr. Mara Karlin, @DeptofDefense’s lead pen for the Nat'l Defense Strategy. Nearly one year since its public release, @SecDef has been very clear that the #NDS is DoD’s 'North Star' (1/3) youtube.com/watch?v=nbuVa9Q6…
U.S. Forces conducted a bilateral training flight alongside @JASDF_PAO_ENG over the Sea of Japan, and around Okinawa to enhance the Japan-U.S. bilateral response capabilities and tactical skills. The flight included JASDF F-15s; United States Air Force B-52s, F-35As, and a KC-135
Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States and strengthening relationships among key Allies.
This year was the first that a unit from the @1stArmoredDiv participated in the exercise.
On Ukraine’s Independence Day, the United States remains committed to helping Ukraine achieve a brighter future that is determined by their people, not Russia. Slava Ukraini! #UnitedWithUkraine
.@POTUS on the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea relationship: In the months and years ahead, we’re going to continue to seize those possibilities together — unwavering in our unity and unmatched in our resolve. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
ALT President Biden poses for a photo with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan at Camp David. U.S.-Japan-ROK flags are at bottom. Graphic Text: Our partnership is about building a better future for our people.” — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.