Inside the Ring
Beginning today, Inside the Ring moves from Friday to Thursday and will appear each week in the National Security section of Plugged In. Published June 5, 2008
Bill Gertz
Articles by Bill Gertz
EXCLUSIVE: China gets U.S. Olympics help
EXCLUSIVE: The Bush administration has approved the export of sensitive equipment and expertise to China's military and police forces to bolster security at the Beijing Olympics, according to a number of private and public interviews and documents. Published June 5, 2008
Inside the Ring
Antiwar harassment Published May 30, 2008
Passport cards called security vulnerability
The State Department will soon begin production of an electronic passport card that security specialists and members of Congress fear will be vulnerable to alteration or counterfeiting. Published May 16, 2008
Outsourced passport work scrutinized
The inspector general of the Government Printing Office today said his office is conducting an "end-to-end" review of the agency's production of electronic passports. Published March 26, 2008
Outsourced passports netting govt. profits, risking national security
This is the first in a three-part series on the outsourcing of passports. The United States has outsourced the manufacturing of its electronic passports to overseas companies — including one in Thailand that was victimized by Chinese espionage — raising concerns that cost savings are being put ahead of national security, an investigation by The Washington Times has found. Published March 26, 2008
Admiral says sub risked a shootout
The Navy's top commander in the Pacific said yesterday that a Chinese submarine risked setting off a military confrontation by closely shadowing a U.S. aircraft carrier sailing near Japan. Published November 15, 2006
China sub stalked U.S. fleet
A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned. Published November 13, 2006
Chinese general shakes nukes at U.S.
A senior general in the Chinese army threatened to use nuclear arms against the United States in a conflict over the Taiwan Strait, prompting the Bush administration to call the remarks "highly irresponsible." Published July 15, 2005
Analysts missed Chinese buildup
A highly classified intelligence report produced for the new director of national intelligence concludes that U.S. spy agencies failed to recognize several key military developments in China in the past decade, The Washington Times has learned. Published June 9, 2005
Chinese produce new type of sub
China's naval buildup has produced a new type of attack submarine that U.S. intelligence did not know was under construction, according to U.S. defense and intelligence officials. Published July 16, 2004
