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Bill Gertz

Bill Gertz

bgertz@washingtontimes.com

Bill Gertz is a national security correspondent for The Washington Times. He has been with The Times since 1985.
He is the author of eight books, four of them national best-sellers. His latest book, "Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy," reveals details about the growing threat posed by the People's Republic of China. He is also the author of the ebook "How China's Communist Party Made the World Sick."
Mr. Gertz also writes Inside the Ring, a weekly column that chronicles the U.S. national security bureaucracy.
Mr. Gertz has been a guest lecturer at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va.; the Central Intelligence Agency in Virginia; the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington; and the Brookings Institution in Washington. He has participated in the National Security Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
He studied English literature at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., and journalism at George Washington University. He is married and has two daughters.
He can be reached at bgertz@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Bill Gertz

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, 7th AF commander, speaks with Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron during an immersion tour at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kelsey Tucker) ** FILE **

New strategic stealth missile spotted on B-52

An online aviation enthusiast has captured the first unofficial images of the Air Force's new Long Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile, designated the AGM-181.

November 13, 2025
The DF-5C liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles are included in a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

Trump: Russia, China are testing nukes

President Trump declared recently the United States will resume nuclear testing in response to nuclear tests by Russia, China and North Korea.

November 6, 2025
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool) ** FILE **

Hegseth gets call from Trump after blunt China talk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a harsh warning Saturday about Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea during remarks to a meeting of Southeast Asian defense ministers.

November 6, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to U.S. troops during a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

Hegseth clarifies new defense strategy

A forthcoming national defense strategy will keep the Pentagon's main focus on threats from Communist China in addition to placing a new emphasis on homeland and Western Hemisphere defenses, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

October 30, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to U.S. troops during a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

Hegseth’s high-level meeting

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun during a visit to Malaysia for a session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

October 29, 2025
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Rekindling the warrior ethos: Hegseth defends tough talk to generals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday defended a Sept. 30 speech some military and political leaders have slammed , saying his blunt-spoken address to a rare gathering of hundreds of high-ranking military officers was intended to retool thinking across the entire chain of command.

October 29, 2025