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  • Inside the Ring: NSA under Reagan

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    The National Security Agency, the electronic spy and code-breaking service whose name frequently is mentioned with the words "super-secret," recently declassified details of its history. Published May 22, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Al Qaeda websites hacked

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    Three of al Qaeda's major websites for recruiting terrorists and communicating propaganda were shut down recently in an apparent case of counterterrorism hacking or possibly as a result of internal disputes among terrorists. Published May 15, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: China reins in North Korea

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    Clear signs are emerging for the first time indicating that China is responding to U.S. pressure to help modify belligerent behavior by Beijing's fraternal communist ally in North Korea. Published May 8, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Russia builds up, U.S. down

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    As the Obama administration prepares to launch a new round of strategic nuclear missile cuts, Russia's strategic nuclear forces are undergoing a major modernization, according to U.S. officials. Published May 1, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Targeting N. Korea's funds

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    The Pentagon's top general this week predicted that the U.S. pivot to Asia and increased support for alliances in the region will produce "friction" with China. Published April 24, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: North Korea war strategy

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    U.S. intelligence officials assessing North Korea's recent bellicose statements are increasingly concerned that Kim Jong-un could use his limited nuclear arsenal as part of offensive military attack that would be calculated to improve the prospects for reunifying the country rather suffering a collapse of his regime. Published April 17, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Transcom or emocom?

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    The Air Force more than other military services has jumped enthusiastically on the Obama administration's campaign to socially engineer the military through politically correct programs and policies. Published April 10, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: New PRC ambassador

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    China's new ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, arrived in Washington this week and takes up the key diplomatic post with a notable past of diplomatic activities, as detailed in leaked classified State Department cables from 2006 and 2010. Published April 3, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: NSA on cyberwar

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    Cyberwarfare is the hot topic in military and intelligence circles at the Pentagon amid unrelenting cyberattacks from China, Russia, Iran and elsewhere. Published March 27, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: New Bear bomber flights

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    Two Russian strategic nuclear bombers carried out a fourth high-profile training flight last week, flying near South Korea, where large-scale war games are under way, and near Japan and the U.S. military bases on Okinawa. Published March 20, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: New cyberwar developments

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    The U.S. government this week lifted the lid slightly on its mostly secret policies on cybersecurity and cyberthreats, as the Obama administration grapples with the growing problem of cyberwarfare attacks and computer-based spying. Published March 13, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Asia pivot threatened

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    National security officials in the military and at the Pentagon are voicing growing worries that the second Obama administration is preparing to jettison the new policy focus on Asia known as the "pivot" or rebalancing. Published March 6, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Chinese pressure points

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    China’s military fears a major cyberattack against its strategic forces, and communist leaders also worry about cyberstrikes against infrastructure, according to Michael Pillsbury, a former Reagan administration defense-planning chief. Published February 28, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Warhead cuts coming

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    President Obama's plan to carry out a new round of nuclear-warhead cuts will be announced soon, U.S. officials say. Published February 20, 2013

  • Inside the Ring: Who killed bin Laden?

    By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

    A second Navy SEAL who reportedly fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden is challenging an earlier version of events that said the al Qaeda leader was killed by a commando outside bin Laden's room. Published February 13, 2013

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