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National Security The Clear Logic of the Latest North Korean Test, The Atlantic North Korean Nuclear Test Draws U.S. Warning of ‘Massive Military Response’, The New York Times Acting Homeland Security boss brings experience to Harvey role, Fox Catastrophic Hurricane Irma — now a Cat 5 — is on a collision course with Florida, […]
... Read MoreNational Security The North Korean Threat Beyond ICBMs, The Atlantic North Korea tests again: What did Pyongyang achieve?, Brookings US Navy shoots down ballistic missile in test, Defense News Trump Says Border Wall Will Stop Drugs. Here’s What a DEA Intel Report Says., Foreign Policy Hurricane Harvey may have destroyed Trump’s Mexico wall before […]
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Researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and West Virginia University (WVU) have joined together to combat the growing opioid epidemic. West Virginia has been hard hit by the opioid crisis. The state’s indigent burial fund has run out of money six years in a row due to overdose deaths, and […]
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Featured article: Nuclear Terrorism – Imminent Threat? by Brendan G. Melley The 2015 National Security Strategy of the United States stated that “No threat poses as grave a danger to our security and well-being as the potential use of nuclear weapons and materials by irresponsible states or terrorists.” On March 25, 2014, in The Hague, […]
... Read MoreNational Security Can Anyone Stop Trump If He Decides to Start a Nuclear War?, Foreign Policy Federal Agencies Respond to ‘Unprecedented’ Texas Storm, Government Executive Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn, The Washington Post Lack of Political Leadership Could Hamper Harvey Response, Katrina Veterans Warn, Government Executive […]
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Multiple federal agencies are responding to the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall as a category 4 hurricane on Friday night and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages individuals in affected areas to follow the instructions of state, local, and tribal officials, and cautions […]
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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the Texas Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and the Texas State Guard with the Texas Military Department are preparing for Hurricane Harvey. The Governor of Texas has already issued a State of Disaster declaration and the Governor […]
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The Colin L. Powell Lecture for the CGSC class of 2018 was conducted at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 23, in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. Former Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers presented this year’s lecture. Rogers served as the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 8th District from 2001-2015. He was the chairman of the […]
... Read MoreNational Security Commander of Naval Fleet Relieved of Duty After Collisions, The New York Times Drones Will Help Protect Guam From North Korean Missiles, Defense One U.S. hits Chinese and Russian companies and individuals with sanctions for conducting business with North Korea, The Washington Post US notes North Korea ‘restraint,’ points to possible dialogue, […]
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On Tuesday afternoon, over 100 students, staff, and faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), as well other individuals from the surrounding area, packed into the Arnold Conference Room at CGSC’s Lewis and Clark Center to attend the inaugural lecture in CGSC’s Academic Year 2018 Interagency Brown-Bag Lecture Series. This is […]
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