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Bill Gertz

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

Inside the Ring: Infrastructure cyberattacks

The commander of the U.S. Cyber Command warned last week that he expects a major cyberattack on critical infrastructure in the United States in the future.

March 9, 2016

Inside the Ring: Kim Jong-un threatens U.S., South Korea over war games

The U.S. military is preparing for a new round of military provocations by North Korea in response to harsh U.N. sanctions issued Wednesday and the upcoming large-scale U.S.-South Korean war games.

March 2, 2016

Inside the Ring: U.S. mulls pledge on disputed Philippines outpost

The U.S. military should consider offering new security guarantees to the Philippines similar to those promised to Japan in response to any military attacks by China in maritime disputes in Asia, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said this week.

February 24, 2016

Inside the Ring: China plans cyberwarfare force to counter U.S.

A Chinese military official revealed last month that Beijing plans to rapidly build a new People's Liberation Army cyberwarfare force in response to U.S. military cyberforces.

February 17, 2016

Inside the Ring: China adds warheads to older DF-5s

China's military has begun retrofitting single-warhead DF-5 intercontinental ballistic missiles with multiple, independently targetable re-entry vehicles, according to U.S. defense officials. The upgrading of the DF-5 missiles with multiple warheads, known as MIRVs, was detected by U.S. intelligence agencies within the past several months.

February 10, 2016

Inside the Ring: New Russian beachhead in Syria

U.S. intelligence agencies are closely watching what appears to be a buildup of Russian military forces in northeastern Syria, very close to the Turkish border.

February 3, 2016

Inside the Ring: Report faults Pentagon’s Asia rebalance

A Pentagon-sponsored study has found that efforts to refocus U.S. policies and forces on Asian security are faltering because of an increase in Chinese high-technology weapons and instability in the Middle East.

January 27, 2016

Inside the Ring: China may join Russia in war against Islamic State

China's military may send troops to join the global conflict against Islamic State terrorists, according to defense officials.

January 13, 2016

Inside the Ring: Program to counter jihadi recruitment efforts without use of ‘Islam’

The Obama administration this week will roll out the latest iteration of its program to counter efforts by Islamic State and other jihadi groups to recruit Americans and spread propaganda.

January 6, 2016

Inside the Ring: China preps for space warfare

Following recent tests of anti-satellite missiles and near-space hypersonic vehicles, China's military will soon create a new Space Force within the People's Liberation Army, a sign Beijing is preparing for future space warfare.

December 30, 2015

Inside the Ring: Russia cyberspace intelligence targets critical U.S. infrastructure

U.S. intelligence agencies recently identified a Russian cybersecurity firm, which has expertise in testing the network vulnerabilities of the electrical grid, financial markets and other critical infrastructure, as having close ties to Moscow's Federal Security Service, the civilian intelligence service.

December 16, 2015

Inside the Ring: China’s nuclear missile submarine patrols give new strike capability

China has begun patrols with nuclear missile submarines for the first time, giving Beijing a new strategic nuclear strike capability, according to the U.S. Strategic Command and Defense Intelligence Agency.

December 9, 2015

Inside the Ring: U.S. opposes China-Russia space arms treaty

A senior State Department official said in Beijing this week the United States will oppose a formal treaty banning weapons in space, as both China and Russia recently conducted flight tests of satellite-killing missiles.

December 2, 2015

Inside the Ring: State Department warns China IP hacking will continue

American companies doing business in China will face a continuing threat to their intellectual property under Chinese President Xi Jinping's security policies, according to a State Department security report.

November 25, 2015

Inside the Ring: Paris attack terrorists included French nationals

U.S. intelligence agencies have been increasing human and electronic spying activities in support of NATO allies seeking to unravel the plot behind the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last week.

November 18, 2015

Inside the Ring: Pentagon studies new mobile ICBM

The Air Force is nearing completion of plans for the next generation land-based strategic nuclear missiles that could be deployed on difficult-to-locate mobile launchers or in tunnels.

November 11, 2015

Inside the Ring: Stealth bomber race underway

The Pentagon announced last week it is developing a new strategic bomber that will carry both nuclear and conventional weapons, as both China and Russia are engaged in similar stealth bomber programs. The U.S. bomber, currently named Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRS-B, eventually will be called the B-3 when the first aircraft are deployed in the mid-2020s.

November 4, 2015

Inside the Ring: Russian military flights over Iraq questioned

Iraq's government has told the United States that it will not permit Russian military forces to conduct air and missile strikes inside the country. But Baghdad is allowing Russian military aircraft to overfly its territory to resupply its forces, despite a request from the United States to deny the flights.

October 28, 2015

Inside the Ring: GOP to ‘torch’ Clinton on Benghazi

House Republicans on Thursday plan on using an unexpected approach to questioning former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the much-anticipated hearing of the special congressional committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks.

October 21, 2015