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Isolating America -- Feb. 27, 2000 
Against the tide of globalization, America is becoming increasingly isolationist. Congress's rejection of the Nuclear Weapons Test Ban...

Lessons of Kosovo: The Limits of Air Power -- Aug. 8, 1999 
Did NATO's bombs and missiles stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo? How effective were they in attacking Serb forces?

The Thinning Threat -- June 13, 1999 
Over the past ten years, America's potential enemies have grown poorer, weaker, and more isolated. With America's growing military advantage, and its eagerness to demonstrate its destructive power anywhere and at any time, today it is our potential enemies who feel threatened. 

War for Oil in the Former Soviet Union? -- January 17, 1999 
Control of vast oil and gas resources in the Caspian Sea region pits former republics of the Soviet Union against their Russian neighbor...

Alternatives to Military Power in Foreign Policy -- Oct. 4, 1998 
The 21st century will be one of global cooperation in the areas of commerce, the environment, and communications... 

Are We Prepared for Chemical/Biological Attacks? -- June 7, 1998 
Ever since the poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway, Americans have asked "Can it happen here?" Everyone -- the public, Washington...

Anti-Personnel Landmines: A Double-Edged Sword -- May 24, 1998
The U.S. military insists that it needs landmines to protect tanks and "channelize" potential enemies. But many think there are...

$65 Billion Under the Sea -- Oct. 19, 1997 
The Pentagon plans to spend $67 Billion dollars to buy 30 new attack submarines to replace its current Los Angeles class attack...

Military Leaders for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons -- Aug. 17, 1997
Despite the end of the Cold War, over 30,000 nuclear weapons still exist. Retired generals and admirals who once commanded huge... 

The $265 Billion Question -- July 17, 1997 
The Pentagon, Congress and the President hail the Quadrennial Defense Review as a blueprint for future military forces and spending levels...

U.S. Strategy in Asia -- June 8, 1997 
Asia will soon be a right of enormous economic and military power. Is our national security strategy for the region evolving to... 

Combating Terrorism -- May 25, 1997 
The Pentagon has identified terrorism as a major threat to the United States. With Billions of dollars of public resources at...

Approaching the Digital Battlefield -- Dec. 15, 1996 
The silicon microchip has vastly changed the way we live, now it promises to change the way we do battle...

The Pentagon's Plans for Proliferation -- Sept. 8, 1996 
Countering the spread of weapons of mass destruction -- nuclear, chemical, and biological -- has become a new priority for...

Stopping Wars Before it Starts -- Aug. 18, 1996 
By responding to the early warning signs of conflict, policy makers can take steps to avoid war. Known as "preventive diplomacy," this... 

The Emperor's Newest Clothes: Ballistic Missile Defense -- June 9, 1996 
A debate rages just beyond public scrutiny over the last reincarnation of "Star Wars." Staggering sums of money and far-reaching... 

Fighting for Oil -- Jan. 28, 1996 
The military spends billions to defend our access to Middle East oil. The same money invested in alternative energy research...

A U.S. Military Force for the Real World -- Nov. 19, 1995 
The military spends billions to defend our access to Middle East oil. The same money invested in alternative energy research...

The UN at 50: A Force for the Future? -- Oct. 22, 1995 
With the end of the Cold War, the UN is faced with new challenges. This timely episode looks at the vision of the original UN Charter...

UN Peacekeeping: America's Role -- June 18, 1995 
United Nations Peacekeepers are being asked to do more with less resources. Should the United States pick up the slack? At issue is...

Eliminating Nuclear Weapons -- June 11, 1995 
This very important program examines the feasibility of denuclearizing the militaries of the world and explores steps that the United... 

Managing America's Nuclear Complex -- March 12, 1995 
What does the future hold for America's nuclear weapons complex? What will become of the nation's nuclear weapons laboratories...

Clinton, Congress, and Conversion -- March 5, 1995 
Clinton came to Washington with a plan to help ease the transition from defense to commercial activity. Are existing conversion...

A Code of Conduct for Weapons Sales -- May 22 1995 
There is growing concern about the increase in U.S. arms sales to countries that violate human rights. A wide effort is underway to...

Myths vs. Reality After the Cold War -- April 24, 1994 
"Top Cop" status carries a huge price tag that alone demands we separate the myths of the post cold-war era from the reality...

Lifting the Veil of Military Secrecy -- Feb. 20, 1994 
There are still cases of weapons procurement, military operations, and government funding undertaken at levels of secrecy established...

Why We Fight -- Dec. 19, 1993 
The United States has used armed force abroad over 50 times since World War II. This unusual investigation looks for answers to...

The UN: PEacekeeping or War making? -- Nov. 14, 1993 
How can the UN become more effective and efficient? What is the US role in helping the UN accomplish it's tasks? 

President Clinton's Military Establishment -- Nov. 7, 1993
Bill Clinton ran on the platform of change. How much change has he brought to the Pentagon? Is the Pentagon restructuring...

Nuclear Bombs in Our Future -- Aug. 8, 1993 
The nuclear club is increasing. Someday it may include terrorists as well as nations... 

New Civilian Tasks for the Military -- April 11 1993 
The powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee has proposed new civilian tasks for the military...

War in the Middle East: Desert Storm II? -- March 7,1993 
Despite the lack of a real enemy, the Pentagon is increasing its preparation to fight another war in the Persian Gulf...

Cutting the Military Price Tag -- Feb. 7,1993 
One million active-duty troops and a million more in the reserves could take care of U. S. military needs -- at one-third off the price...

Do We Need Military Forces? -- Jan. 10,1993 
Redundant elements of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines--planes, weapons developers, chaplains -- are potential savings...

The UN's Military Missions -- Dec. 20, 1992 
Conflicts in Cambodia and Yugoslavia will challenge the UN peacekeeping forces, which include American soldiers...

The National Security Council -- Oct. 11, 1992 
Operating in complete secrecy, the NSC wields enormous powers affecting all Americans...

Scrapping Nuclear Weapons -- June 7, 1992 
The possible dismantling of thousands of nuclear warheads creates a new problem: how to dispose of their radioactive contents...

Who Should We Defend? -- March 15, 1992 
Examines what the U.S., a country with no enemies, needs military forces for now that the Cold War is over... 

Can America Be Defended? -- March 1, 1992 
Debates the reasons for and against the construction of a new anti-missile system... 

War and the New World Order -- Dec. 1, 1991 
18 destructive and bloody wars are still being fought. What is the U.S. role in these conflicts?

Uncle Sam's Foreign Military Bases: Should They Go? -- Oct. 20, 1991 
"We won't be back 'till it's over, over there," went the song... is it over?

America: Policeman for the Third World -- June 2, 1991 
Does President Bush's New World Order call for America to be the top cop on the beat?

The Great Arms Debate -- April 29, 1990 
Experts debate future spending, size and role of the military in a changing world.