R. Jeffrey Smith

R. Jeffrey Smith is managing editor for national security at the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative newsroom.

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Israel's Worst-Kept Secret
Is the silence over Israeli nukes doing more harm than good?
Douglas Birch and R. Jeffrey Smith
September 16, 2014
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How a Massive Nuclear Nonproliferation Effort Led to More Proliferation
More than a decade of negotiations with Russia produced a clear winner, and it was not the United States.
Douglas Birch and R. Jeffrey Smith
June 24, 2013
The Failed Reconstruction of Iraq
R. Jeffrey Smith
March 15, 2013
How to Cut the Military Budget Without Touching Defense
R. Jeffrey Smith
November 21, 2012
Pentagon Contractor Caught Illegally Selling Military Technology to China
A six-year U.S. probe found that Pratt & Whitney, a key military hardware supplier to the U.S., sold China the software and engines needed to make its first-ever modern attack helicopter.
Zach Toombs and R. Jeffrey Smith
July 6, 2012
U.S. Military Admits Major Mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan
R. Jeffrey Smith
June 11, 2012
On Defense Cuts, Both Parties Are Far Out of Step With Voters
R. Jeffrey Smith
May 10, 2012
Will Cutting the Defense Budget Leave America at Risk?
R. Jeffrey Smith
January 26, 2012