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Every year, the nation's top defense, security and diplomatic leaders participate in the Aspen Security Forum, examining critical questions about international and homeland security issues.
The Global Threat Picture as the Defense Intelligence Agency Sees It
A panel discussion during the Aspen Security Forum examined one of the most dreaded national-security threat scenarios: terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction. Story
Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., the commander of U.S. Northern Command, said the command epitomizes the changes over the past decades in defending the United States of America. Story
Transnational criminal gangs based in Mexico and Central America pose a threat to the region, the commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said. Story
Transparency has to be a watchword for the intelligence community if it is to regain the public's trust, Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Story
U.S. intelligence agencies are collaborating to develop as complete a picture as possible of the events surrounding the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight, the deputy director of the National Security Agency said. Story
China's naval modernization program is moving at a rapid pace, the chief of U.S. naval operations said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Story
Russia's decision to fire artillery from within Russia onto Ukrainian military positions transforms the security environment throughout Eastern Europe, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Colorado. Story
It's important to recognize that the various religious extremist groups that threaten the United States do not share the same ideologies, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at the Aspen Security Forum. Story
Intelligence collection alone isn't sufficient to secure the nation, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael G. Vickers said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Story
As the world has become more interconnected and information travels faster than ever before, it also has become more unpredictable and dangerous, the Army's chief of staff said at the Aspen Security Forum. Story
In the debate about how large the Army should be as the Defense Department faces the return of sequestration spending cuts in fiscal year 2016, it's more important than ever to build a balanced force, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said. Story
U.S. defense, security and diplomatic leaders are meeting for four days in Aspen, Colorado for the annual Aspen Institute Security Forum. Story