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Ahead of the surprise attack, Japanese pilots openly practiced torpedo bombing above a major Japanese city. How did it go unnoticed?

The greatest success in the Navy’s information warfare history was won by recruiting brilliant officers who challenged norms and then giving them what they needed to thrive.

Edwin Layton was born in Nauvoo, Ill., in April 1903. After graduating from high school in 1920, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated in 1924. A

The U.S. intelligence community can learn from Russia’s intelligence failures in Ukraine.

The predecessors of today's naval enlisted crytologic professionals.

REVIEW: One of America's most important naval battles is presented with all the nuance of a shoot-em-up video game.

In 2018, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford described how the changing character of war and strategic landscape have “accelerated the speed and complexity of war” and contributed to a collapsed decision space. This is troubling for a navy in great power competition with potential adversaries who have increasingly capable long-range antiship missiles. This extended range and lethality, combined with the vulnerability of networks and ubiquitous use of communi...

Among the more influential truisms about science today is that it is essential for technological — and thus economic — progress. It is fitting, then, that the apparent slowing of American innovation has fueled a debate about the importance of science and the need for the federal government to support it. Indeed, there is growing interest across the political spectrum in revitalizing American innovation, raising questions about how best to allocate scarce resources. What kinds of research sh...

OUR RATING WHAT ITS ABOUT: The Battle of Midway was a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy, which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. The events of this heroic feat relied on leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds. WHAT WE THOUGHT: In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbour in Honolulu, Hawaii. In Roland Emmerichs Midway, the film opens with ...