Defense Strategy
Defense Strategy
![Three P-8A Poseidons recently assigned to the Grey Knights of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 sit on the flight line. VP-46 has recently returned from deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operations and is making preparations to transition](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15883/feature_diplomat.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=ygnZfQg1)
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Three P-8A Poseidons recently assigned to the Grey Knights of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 sit on the flight line. VP-46 has recently returned from deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operations and is making preparations to transition
Commentary
![Roger Gallet of the National Bureau of Standards charting the path of Sputnik I (Carl Iwasaki/LIFE Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15861/feature_hendrix_reportimage.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=ezJRcrzm)
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Roger Gallet of the National Bureau of Standards charting the path of Sputnik I (Carl Iwasaki/LIFE Images)
![(Jerome Vallette/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15805/feature_missile_defense.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=ejYy8vTD)
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(Jerome Vallette/AFP via Getty Images)
![Chinese Kilo-class submarine](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15791/feature_submarine.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=bEnzyAbz)
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Chinese Kilo-class submarine
Commentary
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In the Media
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In the Media
![President Barack Obama signs the instrument of ratification of the New START Treaty in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15777/feature_new_start_treaty.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=jjApj23U)
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President Barack Obama signs the instrument of ratification of the New START Treaty in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2011.
![An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) off the coast of California](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15741/feature_boom.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=Ed0Jyng2)
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An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) off the coast of California