The Soviet Navy’s Caribbean Outpost
Naval History Magazine, October 2012 After ‘defeat’ in 1962’s Cuban Missile Crisis forestalled a massive Soviet military buildup in the island nation, Moscow relied…
‘Mister President, the Navy Will Not Let You Down’
Naval History Magazine October, 2012 From manning quarantine lines to flying reconnaissance missions to preparing for an invasion, the U.S. Navy played instrumental roles…
Kevin Mitnick Speaks
Former federal inmate now turned ethical hacker Kevin Mitnick spoke to the U.S. Naval Institute about network vulnerabilities, exploiting cultures of authority and his…
Combating Cyber Warfare: The Alliance Between the Public and Private Sector
The following was excerpted from the U.S. Naval Institute’s 2012 annual history conference “The History and Future Challenges of Cyber Power” at Alumni Hall on the…
The Asymmetric Nature of Cyber Warfare
Proceedings, Oct. 2012 How likely is it that a conflict between two combatants involving both kinetic and cyber operations would be an asymmetric one?…
Naval Systems: Antiship Missile Moves Toward Flight Test
Proceedings, Oct. 2012 Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business unit started a series of airborne “captive-carry” testing in May on the sensor suite…
Trends in Hybrid and Irregular Warfare
Proceedings, September 2012 Savvy adversaries are more capable than ever of using high-tech gadgets and social media against the United States. From Tunisia to…
Sebastian Junger: Tim Hetherington Didn’t Have to Die
U.S. Naval Institute’s Fred Schultz spoke with journalist and documentary filmmaker Sebastian Junger on Sept. 24 about Junger’s new organization dedicated to providing basic…
Embassy Security: The Strategic Context
On the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, al Qaeda affiliates staged a series of attacks against U.S.…
The Sinking of the Sydney
As more information comes in from the Sunday attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan more and more news outlets are calling the incursion of attackers…
The Fundamentals of Surface Warfare: Sailors and Ships
Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., the outgoing commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, sent the following message to U.S. Navy surface forces commanders Sept. 1,…
Seasick: Our Acidic Oceans
Proceedings, Sept. 2012 Carbon dioxide . . . it’s what makes our soft drinks zesty and champagne . . . well, champagne. It is…