September 2001

USA Today
Special Forces Hunt bin Laden
Elite troops from U.S. special operations forces have been inside Afghanistan the past 2 weeks looking for Osama bin Laden, but they're having difficulty locating him and are asking other nations for additional intelligence help, senior U.S. and Pakistani officials have confirmed privately.

28 September 01
Washington Post
Rules Govern Downing Airliners
Rules of engagement developed since this month's terrorist attacks authorize U.S. Air Force pilots to shoot down hijacked commercial airliners with the approval of regional commanders, if time does not permit the president or other senior leaders to be contacted.

28 September 01
Washington Post
Missile Test Curbs Cut From Defense Bill
Senator agrees to drop a controversial provision on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty from the fiscal 2002 defense authorization bill so Democrats and Republicans can stand united behind the measure.

27 September 01
New York Times
U.S. Says Military Strikes Are Just a Part of Big Plan
Facing skepticism from allies over war to eradicate terrorism, the Bush administration said that military operations would not be the "primary piece" of its campaign. 

27 September 01
Washington Post
Military Strike Not Imminent, Officials Say
Bush administration officials say military strike against Osama bin Laden and his supporters in Afghanistan is not imminent, citing the need to gain better intelligence about their whereabouts.

Terror Inc.
Read U.S. News & World Report's special issue on America's global "War Against Terrorism"

26 September 01
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Last Word: Theater Defense
Steadily increasing number of sophisticated ballistic missiles is cause for concern. Breakthroughs in missile range and accuracy have improved while costs have dramatically declined. (Requires Early Bird access.)

27 September 01
Aerospace Daily
Sen. Biden Decides Against Seeking Missile Defense Cut
Biden will not offer amendment that would have required $1.3 billion allocated for missile defense or anti-terrorism be used only for anti-terrorism. (Requires Early Bird access.)

26 September 01
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Last Word: Theater Defense
Steadily increasing number of sophisticated missiles is cause for concern. Breakthroughs in range and accuracy have improved while costs have dramatically declined. (Requires Early Bird access.)

26 September 01
Associated Press
House Approves $343B Defense Bill
House overwhelmingly approves a $343 billion defense bill that fully funds President Bush  request but takes some money away from his missile defense program and aims it at counterterrorism efforts.

26 September 01
New York Times
Alaska Antimissile Site: Too Close for Russians's Comfort
Pentagon plans to build command center and five silos for launching rockets that could demolish enemy missiles high above the earth.

26 September 01
Los Angeles Times
Massive Buildup Gives U.S. Political, Military Options
U.S. forces position themselves within striking distance of Afghanistan as outlines of campaign against the and terrorist leader Osama bin Laden take shape.

26 September 01
Washington Post
New Homeland Defense Plans Emerge
Super-agency to oversee domestic security activities gains support on Capitol Hill as alternative to plan for a White House homeland defense office

26 September 01
Washington Post
Senate Approves Military Closings
Senate approves Pentagon's proposal for a new round of military base closings, arguing anticipated cost savings are needed to finance the war on terrorism.

26 September 01
International Herald Tribute 
What About The Taliban's Stingers?
Taliban forces in Afghanistan are reported to have up to 100 shoulder-fired Stingers, the U.S.-made missile with the deadliest record against low-flying aircraft of any weapon since World War II.

26 September 01
New York Times
Renaming An Operation To Fit The Mood
DoD renames war against terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom, hoping to put an end to the latest glitch in the Pentagon's efforts over the years to match the national mood to the name of a war operation

26 September 01
Los Angeles Times
Expressions of Support Surprising to Muslims
Public displays of compassion, kindness come as a shock to many Middle Easterners, who had been braced for a widespread backlash.

26 September 01
USA Today
This Time, Fighting Should Not Be Left To Just A Few
Americans clamor for Bush to send U.S. servicemen and servicewomen into harm's way, large segments of our population treat military service as a spectator sport.

26 September 01
CBS News
Military Response Gets New Name
United States changes ode name of its military buildup in response to to "Operation Enduring Freedom." 

26 September 01
National Review
Machiavelli On Our War
As ever, the best guide for leaders is Machiavelli. The president should listen to his clear-eyed wisdom on the eve of battle.

25 September 01
New York Times
Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties With Taliban
Saudi Arabia announced today that it had broken relations with the Taliban government in Afghanistan because of its continuing links to "criminals and terrorists.

25 September 01
New York Times
Saudi Arabia's Moment
Even more than the Persian Gulf war, war on terrorism will test the political, economic and military ties that have long made America and Saudi Arabia uneasy allies.

25 September 01
Space News
September 24, 2001
Missile Defense Still Needed
Those who cite terrorist attacks as evidence missile defense should not be a major funding priority miss the much broader threat those attacks brought clearly into focus. (Requires Early Bird access.)

25 September 01
Aerospace Daily
Biden May Propose Shifting Missile Defense Money To Anti-Terrorism
Sen. Joe Biden considering an amendment to defense authorization bill to limit use of restored $1.3 billion missile defense cut to homeland defense and anti-terrorism activities. (Requires Early Bird access.)

25 September 01
New York Times
As Thick as the Ash, Myths are Swirling
Tagedy and tumult of World Trade Center disaster spins off waves of rumors and misinformation, from the mundane to the ridiculous, from the fantastic to the sad.

25 September 01
American-Arab 
Antidiscrimination Committee
Website includes condemnation of the terrorist attacks, a statement on the tragedy and links to resources on Arab culture
 and society.

25 September 01
Bloomberg.com
U.S. Backs War, With Conditions
Sixty-four percent favor Bush's plan to build a national missile defense system and 25 percent oppose it. Before the attacks, 47 percent favored the plan and 47 percent opposed.

25 September 01
Space News
Boeing, Raytheon Grieve for Employees Lost in Attacks
Defense contracters mourn the loss of employees on the flights that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon during terrorist attacks.

25 September 01
New York Times
U.S. Officers Meeting With Pakistanis On War Plans
U.S. and Pakistan military officers meet  behind wall of secrecy to work out ways of using Pakistan's air bases, ports and other sites in the war against international terrorism.

25 September 01
Washington Post
Land Mines, Aging Missiles Pose Threat
Taliban militia still possesses dozens of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles left from the 1979-1989 war against the Soviet Union but experts say millions of  land mines buried during the Soviet occupation would pose an even greater threat to U.S. forces.

25 September 01
Associated Press
Stinger Missiles Not Top U.S. Threat
American-made Stinger surface-to-air missiles remain in small numbers in Afghanistan, left over from when the United States supported rebels fighting the Soviet Union more than a decade ago.

25 September 01
National Review
Missile-Defense Backdown
The Democratic Armed Services Committee chairman had the misfortune of slyly taking the side of an American adversary, just as the country was about to experience an overwhelming wave of patriotic fervor.

New York Times Magazine
An issue made up of words written and images captured in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack.

25 September
New York Times
U.S. Response
View New York Times map of military bases in Afghanistan, Pakistan and surrounding regions.

24 September 01
Defense Week
Newest Patriot Missiles Roll Out This Week
First Patriot missiles designed specifically to defend deployed U.S. and allied troops and assets against ballistic missiles are scheduled to roll out of the factory this Friday. (Requires Early Bird access.)

24 September 01
Newsweek
The Road to September 11
For a decade, America’s been fighting a losing secret war against terror. Newsweek investigates missed clues and missteps.

24 September 01
New York Times
Waiting for an Alert to Become an Order
Soldiers at Fort Bragg say they believe they are going to war soon, but their preparations are methodical, not frantic.

24 September 01
New York Times
Eerie Quiet as 'Screaming Eagles' Await Battle Orders
Behind Fort Campbell' scalm, its 24,000 troops steel themselves for battle.

21 September 01
KFOX TV
Patriot Crews Ready if Called
When an American Patriot missile burns through the sky, it's likely fired by someone from Fort Bliss where the bulk of the Army's Patriots are housed. So you can understand, things at the post these days are a little tense.

21 September 01
CBS News
Second Deployment Order Issued
The Pentagon on Friday ordered more Air Force planes to support a buildup of U.S. firepower in the Persian Gulf area, a day after President Bush warned that "the hour is coming" for U.S. action against terrorists and their sponsors.

21 September 01
Slate
Map of Who's Who in the Terror War
Click on Slate.com's interactive map for profile of countries ensnared in the War on terrorism.

21 September 01
ABC News
Hunting Bin Laden
U.S. special operations forces could soon, if they aren't already, be deployed to Afghanistan's vast mountain wilderness. 

21 September 01
Fox News
Senate Agrees to Restore $1.3 Billion for Missile Defense
The Senate agreed Friday to restore $1.3 billion to the budget for missile defense, providing President Bush his full $8.3 billion request while giving him the option of using the money instead for anti-terrorism efforts.

21 September 01
New York Times
Football, Set for TV Return, Is Benching Its War Clichés
When college and pro football return to television screens this weekend after a one-week absence, the presentation of the broadcasts will be a subdued and patriotic one.

21 September 01
White House Press Room
President Bush's A
Read the full text of President George Bush's Thursday night address to Congress and the nation.

21 September 01
Washington Post
President Outlines War On Terrorism, Demands Bin Laden Be Turned Over
President Bush ldescribes in stark and forceful terms a global war against terrorism

21 September 01
CNN
Taliban Refuse to Back Down
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban has defied a U.S. ultimatum, again refusing to hand over suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden without proof or evidence that he was involved in last week's attacks on the United States

21 September 01
Powell Battles Pentagon Over Terrorism Strategy
The Bush administration is engaged in an internal tug-of-war about the scope and breadth of its campaign against international terrorism, first and foremost a self-declared war against Osama bin Laden, his terrorist network.

21 September 01
El Paso Times
Bliss' Patriot Units Could be Part of Pentagon's Plans
Fort Bliss  units have not been told to deploy, but may become part of the "sustained land combat operations."

21 September 01
Asia Times
Stinger in the Tail of U.S. Policy
One worry for U.S. forces considering air assaults on terrorist bases are deadly Stinger missiles provided by Washington during the Afghan War in the 1980s.

21 September 01
ABC
Hunting Bin Laden
U.S. special operations forces could soon, if they aren't already, be deployed to Afghanistan's vast mountain wilderness to hunt for indicted terrorist Osama bin Laden and his organization there.

21 September 01
New York Times
U.S. Dispatches Ground Troops and Top Officer
A top Air Force commander flies to Saudi Arabia to oversee air attacks against Afghanistan and other potential targets in the war against terrorism.

14 September 01
New York Times
Missile Shield Plan May Gain Support
Suicide attacks appear to have strengthened, not weakened, prospects for Congressional support of President Bush's missile defense plan.

From The Inside
Looking In
Maneuver Commanders
  Indicate They Expect
  Better Qualified Task Force Air Defense Officers

21 September 01
Associated Press
Defense Spending Bill Endorsed
House members of both parties set aside differences on missile defense as they endorsed quick passage of a $343 billion defense bill.

21 September 01
Salon.com
An Afghan-American Speaks
You can't bomb us back into the Stone Age. We're already there. But you can start a new world war, and that's what bin Laden wants.

20 September 01
ABC News
"We Want Action"
President Bush prepares to address Congress and the nation tonight at 9 p.m. ET after rejecting the suggestion of Islamic clerics that the Taliban invite Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan voluntarily when he wishes.

20 September 01
El Paso Times
Bliss Ready But Not Yet Called On
The units we have here are prepared to respond," Maj. Gen. Stanley Green said. "Our missions have not changed for all of our soldiers at Fort Bliss, and we have the bulk of the nation's Patriot force residing here."

20 September 01
Associated Press
Clerics Ask bin Laden to Leave Afghanistan  
As America gears up for war, Islamic clerics urge Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan voluntarily, but set no deadline. 

20 September 01
Associated Press
Bin Laden Ready for Trial if Proof Given - Taliban
Osama bin Laden ready to stand trial if Washington provides the evidence,  according to Taliban's deputy ambassador.

20 September 01
New York Times
Bush Deploys Bombers Toward Afghanistan
Bush orders aircraft to within easy striking distance of Afghanistan and insists that its ruling Taliban turn over Osama bin Laden and other suspected terrorist leaders. 

20 September 01
Washington Post
Warplanes Deploying To Gulf, Central Asia
Pentagon ordered fighters, bombers and other aircraft to the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean and, in an unprecedented move, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

20 September 01
London Times
Secret Plans For 10-Year War
Despite the mass build-up of American forces in the Gulf and Indian Ocean, there will be no "D-Day invasion" of Afghanistan and no repeat of the US-led Operation Desert Storm against Iraq in 1991.

20 September 01
New York Times
Peacetime Recruits Getting Ready For War's Perils
At military bases across the country, young soldiers of the MTV and Gap generation are preparing themselves and their families for a new reality.

20 September 01
Inside the Pentagon
Military Is Embroiled In Debate Over Who Should Guard United States
Leaders debate which command should take primary responsibility for homeland defense. (Requires Early Bird access.)

20 September 01
Foreign Affairs
Terrorist Attack on America: Background
Foreign Affairs magazine makes available previously published articles that contribute to an understanding of the tragic attacks on New York and Washington. 

19 September 01
Associated Press
Pentagon Orders Military to Persian Gulf
Move is first concrete sign of preparations to retaliate for terrorist attacks.

19 September 01
MSNBC
Pentagon Deploys Aircraft, Ships
Stealth fighters, bombers could be followed by ground troops.

Ballistic Missile Defense
Defense Department Creates All-Services  Website Covering Every Aspects of 
Missile Defense

Message to America: United States Army Extends Sympathy and Condolences to Families Who Lost Loved Ones on September 11, 2001

19 September 01
New York Times
Scarcity Of Afghan Targets Leads U.S. To Revise Strategy
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld bluntly acknowledges difficulty in identifying bombing targets in Afghanistan is leading Pentagon to develop a broader, more unconventional type of campaign.

19 September 01
New York Times
Democrats In Senate Budge On Missile Defense Money
In an effort to avoid a partisan debate after the terrorist attacks last week, Senate Democrats have agreed to withdraw a budget provision that would have restricted certain kinds of spending on missile defense.

19 September 01
ABC News
Military Draft Unlikely for War on Terrorism
Even as the nation's armed forces mobilize for what the commander in chief vows will be an all-out war against international terrorism, there is little chance the government will take the drastic step of reinstating the military draft

19 September 01
Inside Missile Defense
BMDO Changes Include Expanded Foreign Cooperation Efforts
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization reshapes foreign sales office to expand foreign military sales beyond Israel's Arrow missile. (Requires Early Bird access.)

18 September 01
Reuters
Afghan Taliban Sees Holy War Against U.S. Taliban will launch a holy war against the United States, a senior cleric said on the Taliban's Voice of Shariat radio, warning Washington against attacking his country.

18 September 01
Reuters
Pakistan Team to Stay Another Day in Kabul
Pakistan team in Afghanistan to convince Taliban of the danger they face from a possible U.S. attack extends mission.

18 September 01
Associated Press
U.S. War Plans Ring Alarm Bells Worldwide
With Scud missiles massed along the border with Pakistan, and thousands seeking to flee the country, Kabul raises the prospect of a holy war, against the United States.

18 September 01
New York Times
Taliban Reject Pakistan's Call for bin Laden
Afghanistan rebuffs an American demand relayed by Pakistan that the Taliban surrender Osama bin Laden, but sets a meeting for Tuesday to make a final decision.

18 September 01
New York Times
Bush Delivers Message of Retaliation and Tolerance
President Bush declares he wants Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in last week's terrorist strikes, brought to justice, and he pointedly recalled the frontier posters urging the capture of criminals "dead or alive."

18 September 01
New York Times
Pentagon Activates First Wave Of Guardsmen And Reservists
Pentagon begins activating thousands of National Guard and Reserve troops across the nation, as military commanders brief President Bush on plans for the mobilization he called "a strong symbol of this nation's resolve."

18 September 01
Associated Press
Dems to Drop Missile Defense Provision
Looking to quickly approve new defense spending after last week's twin terror attacks, Senate Democrats are setting aside their effort to block money for any national missile defense activity that would violate a 1972 arms control treaty.

18 September 01
Defense Daily
Army-Israeli Tactical High Energy Laser On Standby For Homeland Defense
The Army Space and Missile Defense Command ready to provide the Tactical High Energy Laser for United States homeland defense if directed to do so. (Requires Early Bird access.)

17 September 01
ABC News
Preparing for War
 Pentagon Draws Up Plans for  Campaign against Terrorists

17 September 01
Reuters
US Diplomat: Missile Shield Vital After Attacks
Top U.S. diplomat says last week's terror attacks underscores need to press on with the missile defense scheme.

Defense Stocks Climb Despite Market Drop
Analysts note that Raytheon, maker of the Patriot missile, stands to gain from a boost to spending on warfare technologies.

17 September 01
MSNBC
Afghanistan Rejects U.S. Demands
Afghanistan determined to risk invasion by rejecting U.S. and Pakistan demands for the surrender of Osama bin Laden, the leading suspect in last week’s terrorist attacks in the United States. Instead, the ruling Taliban has beefed up its presence along the border with Pakistan.

17 September 01 
Washington Post
Afghanistan: A Nightmare Battlefield
U.S. armed forces would be hard-pressed to have invented a more intractable military scenario than waging combat in this impoverished, bedraggled land against a radicalized guerrilla force and its most infamous resident, accused terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.

17 September 01
Reuters
Taliban Bring Scud Missiles Near Pakistan Border 
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have moved a large arsenal of weapons, including Russian Scud missiles, to positions near the border with Pakistan, a Pakistani army officer said Monday.

17 September 
Reuters
Pakistan Army Reports Afghan Troop Movements
Pakistan's army said on Monday that Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have deployed a force of between 20,000 and 25,000 fighters just across the border from the Khyber Pass into Pakistan.

17 September 01
Associated Press
Pakistanis Arrive in Afghanistan
Pakistani officials arrived in the heart of Taliban territory to push for the extradition of Osama bin Laden to the United States.

17 September 01
New York Times
Pakistani Team Giving Afghans an Ultimatum
Pakistan sends military officers to demand that the Taliban government hand over accused terrorist Osama bin Laden. 

17 September 01
New York Times
A New War And Its Scale
When President Bush and his top aides talk about military action to end Afghanistan's support for terrorism, they are focusing on attacks to punish the Taliban and undermine their control over the country, not a full-scale American occupation.

17 September 01
Washington Post
U.S. To Pursue Withdrawal From ABM Pact
The Bush administration will inform Russia Monday that it is prepared to press ahead with a unilateral withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty to build a missile defense system, according to a senior administration official.

17 September 01
Defense News 
Both Camps Claim Vindication On Missile Defense
To opponents of a U.S. national missile defense system, the terrifying attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center prove such a system unnecessary. To supporters, the Sept. 11 terrorism shows it is essential. (Requires Early Bird access.)

17 September 01
Washington Times
The Imperative Of Missile Defense
Granted, Tuesday's terrorist assault on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon could not have been prevented by a national missile defense system. Most assuredly, however, it does not follow that the nation's vulnerability to conventional terrorist attacks precludes the need for defense against a ballistic-missile attack. 

14 September 01
CBS News
Military Calls Up 50,000 Reservists
As the Pentagon pores over options for war against terrorism, President Bush gives the Pentagon authority to call 50,000 reservists to active duty for "homeland defense" and recovery missions.

14 September 01
Defense Link
DOD Announces Names of Army Unaccounted
The Department of Defense announces the names of 74 Army personnel identified as unaccounted for following the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon

14 September 01
American Forces Press Service
Pentagon, Nation Pray for Victims of Terror Attacks
President Bush proclaims today as National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the victims of terrorist attacks on America. 

14 September 01
Associated Press
Pentagon Prepares for War
Military strike options go far beyond the short-term cruise missile assaults of years past in Afghanistan and Sudan and isolated air strikes against sites in Iraq.

14 September 01
Washington Post
190 Believed Dead In Pentagon Attack
Two-person teams of soldiers fanned across the region to officially notify families that relatives who had been listed on duty could not be located.

14 September 01
New York Times
Rumsfeld Asks Call-Up Of Reserves, As Many As 50,000
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld recommends calling up as many as 50,000 military reservists.

14 September 01
Wall Street Journal
The Next Attack
Can anyone doubt that if the terrorists behind Tuesday's attacks had had access to a ballistic missile, they would have used it? Why settle for toppling the World Trade Center if you can destroy all of New York in an instant, without having to go to the trouble of sneaking a crew over the border and arranging for pilot training in Florida? (Requires early Bird access.)

13 September 01
DefenseLink
Secretary Rumsfeld Message to U.S. Forces, DoD Civilians
"It is my duty, as head of this department, to tell you that more, much more, will be asked of you in the weeks and months ahead. This is especially true of those who are in the field. We face powerful and terrible enemies, enemies we intend to vanquish, so that moments of horror, like yesterday, will be stopped."

13 September 01
Washington Post
America Lines Up Support For Strike
Bush administration moves ggressively to lay diplomatic and military groundwork for a possible strike against Osama bin Laden and his supporters in Afghanistan, winning an NATO commitment of support and pressuring neighboring Pakistan for intelligence and logistical backing.

13 September 01
CNN
Diplomats, Reporters, Aid Staff fFee Afghanistan
Diplomats, aid workers and many reporters evacuate Afghanistan amid fears the country may be involved in retribution attacks by the U.S. Reuters reported that many Arab nationals had fled the country and residents had begun to build trenches.

13 September 01
Reuters
U.S. Military Waits with 'Very Large Hammer'
Grim-faced defense officials refused to speculate on any quick military response to the worst attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor, but stressed the culprits of Tuesday's coordinated strikes would be punished.

13 September 01
Defense Daily
Attacks Won’t Deter Pentagon Plans, Tests For Missile Defense
Pentagon’s plans for ballistic missile defense systems will not be deterred by Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, which many missile defense proponents claim make the need for a homeland shield even more critical. (Requires Early Bird access.)

13 September 01
Aerospace Daily
Sens. Levin, Warner Seeking Compromise On Missile Defense
Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee are trying to work out differences over missile defense that sparked a partisan split on the fiscal 2002 defense authorization bill last week. (Requires early Bird access.)

13 September 01
Wall Street Journal
Russia Hopes WTC Attacks Force U.S. To Rethink Defense
Russian officials think devastating attacks on U.S. may encourage Washington to rethink its plans for a national antimissile defense and train its sights on what Russia considers the real enemy--Islamic terrorism. (Requires early Bird access.)

11 September 01
Washington Post
Sen. Biden Attacks Missile Defense Plans As Costly, Risky
Biden says the administration risks new arms race and draining money from other domestic and military programs for a system that would never add to U.S. security.

11 September 01
Newhouse.com
Brass, Enlistees Say Military's New Recruiting Strategies Are Paying Off
The three service changed slogans,  and advertising strategies, increasing and launching much-improved versions of recruiting Web sites.

10 September 01
Los Angeles Times
Patriot Missile, Even Improved, Still Trails Controversy
This month, the first units of a new Patriot missile will be delivered from an Arkansas assembly plant to an Army air defense battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas. The new system has won wide praise for its ability to protect troops from short-range missiles, and some defense officials say  it is America's first effective antimissile system. 

10 September 01
Inside The Army
Army Studying Potential Offensive Role For Patriot Missile System
Army mulls proposal to give Patriot an offensive role in Korea. Patriot Precision Strike concept calls for using the system as a surface-to-surface weapon to take out North Korean multiple rocket launchers, a significant departure from its current and traditional role of defending troops, assets and facilities. (Requires Early Bird access).

10 September 01
Defense News
Seeking Greater Power Over Missile Research, Pentagon’s BMDO Plans Annual Reviews Of Programs
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization plans to conduct annual reviews outside the normal Pentagon acquisition process determine the progress of its research and development efforts, which programs to pursue and which ones to drop. (Requires Early Bird access.)

10 September 01
National Journal
The Missile Defense Brigade
Lobbyists are girding for a much tougher appropriations fight than they had expected. Pentagon contractors are tapping veteran outside defense consultants and new lobbying recruits, including grassroots specialists and public relations firms, as part of a fall offensive to help enlist more money for the missile shield project. (Requires Early Bird access.)

10 September 01
Los Angeles Times
Democrats Plan Attack on Missile Defense
Congressional Democrats plan to launch an assault on the Bush administration's defense and foreign policies today, attacking missile defense as a waste of money that will make the world more dangerous over the next 15 years.

10 September 01
Associated Press
Senate Committee Wants Base Closings The nation will undergo another round of base closings if the Senate Armed Services Committee has its way, but such a move faces opposition from the House where members are wary of the disruption caused when an area loses abase.

10 September 01
Washington Post
Israelis Brief U.S. On Anti-Missile System
Israeli officials said they hoped to cover most of the country with three batteries of Arrow anti-missile installations by the end of the decade.

10 September 01
Washington Post
Senate Panel Approves Missile Curbs
Senate Armed Services Committee votes to cut $1.3 billion in missile defense funds and prohibit  tests that would violate the ABMTreaty without congressional consent.

7 September 01
National Journal 
Senate Armed Services Panel Votes Missile Defense Restrictions
President Bush would have to get congressional approval to conduct missile defense tests that violate the ABM Treaty, if draft authorization bill became law. (Requires Early Bird access.)

7 September 01
Associated Press
Rumsfeld Warns On Missile Cut
Cutting the Pentagon's $8.3 billion request for missile defense spending in 2002 would undermine and delay important research and testing, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday.

7 September 01
Associated Press
Committee Calls for Base Closings
The Senate Armed Services Committee votes for first round of base closings since 1995 as it works to complete a measure funding the nation's defense needs for 2002.

7 September 01
Washington Monthly
Besting The Brightest
The origins of conflict between the politicians who choose our wars and the generals who have to fight them is the principal subject of David Halberstam's War in a Time of Peace. 

7 September 01
New York Times
Secret War Game Eases Concerns Over Readiness
Classified war game  determines that even with the current levels of troops and weapons, the American military could topple one adversary while halting an offensive by a second aggressor.

7 September 01
Washington Post
Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Sweepstakes have already begun on who might succeed Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld if and when he steps down. There's been talk on the Hill, generated no doubt by Rumsfeld's detractors, that he might be on the way out soon.

6 September 01
Reuters
U.S. Says Missile Shield Should Not Hurt Relations 
United States reaffirms its right to develop an anti-missile defense shield that it says should not stand in the way of its relations with Russia or China

6 September 01
China Ready to Deploy Its First Mobile ICBMs
China will soon deploy its first road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles, a new long-range strategic weapon whose predicted range includes the western United States.

6 September 01
Associated Press
The Reality of Missile Defense 
When the subject is whether the United States needs a missile defense system, Rep. Mark Kirk harks back to a haunting night in the Pentagon's intelligence center.

6 September 01
New York Times
Defending Budget, Bush Aides Take Fight to Congress
Defense secretary mounts vigorous defense of the Bush budget, insisting the U.S. can protect Social Security surplus while increasing military and education spending.

6 September 01
Washington Post
Democrats To Pare Missile Funds
Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Senate Aremd Services Committee plan to cut $1.3 billion from the Bush administration's $8.3 billion request for ballistic missile defense this week as an opening shot in this fall's battle over defense spending.

6 September 01
Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Democrats Will Seek To Steer Funds Away From Anti-Missile Program
Battle over $8.3 billion budget request for anti-missile defenses will heat up as Democrats try to slice about $1 billion from projects that would violate treaty that prohibits nationwide anti-ballistic missile shields. (Requires Early Bird access.)

6 September 01
Associated Press
Missile Warning Center Ready In 2002 If U.S., Russia Move Forward Now
Center Opening May Be Delayed (AP) Already three years on the drawing board, a U.S.-Russian center aimed at avoiding accidental missile launches won't open for at least another year.

6 September 01
Washington Post
No Deal Soon On Missile Defense Plan, Russia Says
Kremlin rules out possibility of reaching a substantive agreement with the United States on missile defense before a planned November summit between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin

6 September 01
Jane's Defence Weekly
Aiming High - The Quest For Hypersonic Speed
Foreign hypersonic missile capabilities "could deny US access to large areas of the world" by interdicting sea lines of communication. (Requires Early Bird access.)

6 September 2001
Jane's Intelligence Review
Missile Development And Iranian Security
Long considered a security threat by the U.S., Israel and some of its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, Iran is striving to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. (Requires Early Bird access.)

5 September 01
New York Times
Army Meets Recruiting Goal Early And Credits Ad Effort
Army experiences its most successful recruiting year since at least 1997, having met its goals for the 2001 fiscal year one month early.

5 September 01
Washington Post
Army Meets Recruiting Goal Of 75,800
Army meets active-duty recruiting goal of 75,800 new soldiers with three weeks to spare in the fiscal year, attributing its "remarkable" salesmanship to an ad campaign aimed at Generation Y.

30 August 01
Renegades Demonstrate ADA Firepower
4-5 ADA Soldiers Train USMA Cadets
 at Fort Knox

5 September 01
Washington Post
Missiles For Everyone
As it firms up its bottom line for Moscow and Beijing in the coming weeks, the administration should seek to create a real structure for engagement on strategic issues.

5 September 01
Stratfor.com
U.S. Air Superiority To Be Tested
U.S. controls skies over the battlefield, but several potentially hostile countries will acquire improved air-to-air fighters and upgrade older aircraft in the next few years. (Requires Early Bird access.)

4 September 01
Washington Post
Bush Team Mitigates Overtures to China
Bush administration adds note of restraint to its overtures to China after critics from across the spectrum say White House appears to be going too far in trying to build support for a missile defense shield.

4 September 01
New York Times
U.S. to Tell China It Will Not Object to Missile Buildup
Seeking to overcome opposition to missile defense program, U.S. intends to tell China it has no objections to the country's plans to build up fleet of nuclear missiles.

4 September 01
Boeing Successfully Launches First
Prototype Missile for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Segment
Boeing's successfully launches three-stage booster vehicle, the prototype interceptor for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Segment Program (formerly National Missile Defense).

4 September 01
Defense News
Raytheon, Boeing Aim To Stymie Missile Kill Vehicle Competitors
Raytheon works with Boeing to study improvements to the U.S. national missile defense system’s kill vehicle in an attempt to stave off competition. (Requires Early Bird access.)