Stephen D. Bryen

Stephen D. Bryen

Stephen D. Bryen is a former U.S. Defense Department deputy undersecretary.

His books, available on Amazon, include:

*East-West Trade and Technology Transfer: New Challenges for the United States (with Richard Perle and William Schneider)
* Essays in Technology, Security and Strategy, Vol 1 (with Shoshana Bryen and Rebecca Abrahams)
*Essays in Technology, Security and Strategy, Vol 2 (with Shoshana Bryen and Rebecca Abrahams)
*How Technology Security Supports Security Assistance
*Technology, Security, and National Power: Winners and Losers

Is Iran building its bombs in North Korea?

By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both Iran and North Korea were part of the A.Q. Kahn proliferation network, and bilateral trade in oil and weapons has continued despite UN resolutions designed to stop it. Ballistic missile cooperation is documented, and nuclear cooperation has been an unspoken theme in Washington. Pyongyang helped […]

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Iran N- deal may force Israel to unveil its N- capacity

By Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deal is done. Iran has sort-of promised it won’t build nuclear weapons, but even the promise has serious caveats: Iran can continue to build weapons platforms to deliver the non-existent weapons; it can cooperate with friendly countries to acquire enhancements to weapons delivery technology; and

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At the very least, U.S. should encrypt sensitive data

By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –While most people were watching the debate over the NSA’s “metadata” collection program, a potentially more serious event occurred. Under the rules of metadata, personal information, including the contents of phone calls, is inaccessible; only the general outlines of phone numbers and duration are available. That, one

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Who intercepted Kerry’s phone calls?

By Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Der Spiegel, the German newsmagazine, reported that Israel spied on Secretary of State John Kerry’s phone calls while Kerry was in Paris with representatives of Qatar and Turkey, trying to arrange a ceasefire for Gaza. It appears straightforward. Kerry, says Der Spiegel, was using “open,” non-encrypted

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U.S. set back its own interests in Iran deal

By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The nuclear-related agreement signed between the P5+1 and the Iranian government is, on its face, one-sided. In essence, according to Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), they get: billions in sanctions relief, 3,000 new centrifuges, a plutonium reactor and enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb. We get, essentially,

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U.S., Allies should destroy Syria’s air force

By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is hard to look at the photographs. American newspapers are showing largely sanitized versions, so you’re safe. But Twitter feeds and UK newspapers such as the Daily Mail don’t hesitate to show the full horror. Hundreds of beautiful children, all dead, most of them wrapped

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Was there a Syrian arms connection to Stevens’ death?

By Shoshana and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. _- Most of the questions related to the Benghazi debacle are about the mechanics, both offensive and defensive. What did the White House know and when? What assets were available to the military? Did someone order a stand down, and if so, who? Why was “the video” blamed

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USS Ponce in serious danger in Persian Gulf

By Stephen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. —Washington wants to avoid a confrontation with Iran, but faces two wild cards. First, Israel may find itself unable to forgo the use of force against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Second, the administration has reiterated that it, too, finds a nuclear-armed Iran “unacceptable,” and may have to take action

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Got missiles?

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Classified Ad:  Missing 69 Patriot missiles and 160 tons of explosives?  If so, contact traffic police, Kotka, Finland. Iran, don’t bother. Dock workers in the port of Kotka were suspicious of ill-packed crates labeled “fireworks” on a ship bound from Germany to Shanghai.  While adding to the existing cargo

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