Free Beacon Bill Gertz

Bill Gertz was senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon.

National Security

U.S. to Train Libyan Military, Including Islamists

Socom chief warns counterterrorism training will be risky

Bill Gertz
November 16, 2013
China's state-run Global Times published China's plans to kill 5 million to 12 million Americans using submarine-launched nuclear missiles against the U.S. west coast
National Security

Admiral: China Nuclear Missile Submarine Threat is Not Credible

Says U.S. nuclear-armed missile submarines remain a powerful deterrent

Bill Gertz
November 16, 2013
China recently tested a new high speed torpedo
National Security

China Tests High-Speed Precision-Guided Torpedo

Torpedo poses threat to U.S. ships, submarines

Bill Gertz
November 14, 2013
National Security

Russia to Deploy Long-Range Attack Drone by 2016

Altius-M is Moscow’s first missile-firing UAV

Bill Gertz
November 13, 2013
National Security

U.S. Sees Divisions Within Chinese Politburo Leadership Over Economic Reform

Pro-Market communists pitted against go-slow ideologues

Bill Gertz
November 12, 2013
National Security

China Responds to Free Beacon Report

Official claims PRC opposes cyberattacks

Bill Gertz
November 8, 2013
National Security

China Deploys New Bomber with Long-Range Land Attack Missile

Congressional report also reveals China’s armed drone copied from US Reaper UAV

Bill Gertz
November 7, 2013
National Security

Putin to Visit Egypt in Bid to Restore Military Ties

Egyptian military wants Russian aircraft, missiles

Bill Gertz
November 7, 2013
National Security

China Cyber Espionage Grows

Secret military cyber unit masked activities after exposure

Bill Gertz
November 6, 2013