The Airliner Threat
It its latest attempt at sabre-rattling, North Korea has threatened to shoot down a South Korean airliner during next week’s exercises between ROK military forces and their American counterparts. Reuters…
Iran Launches "Another" Missile
A C-802 anti-ship missile, being fired from a shore battery (GlobalSecurity.org photo) Reuters claims that Iran has test-fired a new “long range” missile, although specific details on the weapon–and its…
North Korea Rattles the Sabre (Again)
As U.S. and South Korean forces launch semi-annual defensive drills, North Korea has put its troops on alert and cut the last hot line to Seoul, warning that “even the…
The Perils of Our Aging Nuclear Infrastructure
Fox News: Nuclear-Warhead Upgrade Delayed; Government Labs Forgot How to Make Parts The Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration had to wait more than a year to…
Air Pelosi
An Air Force C-37A, the preferred mode of transportation for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (USAF photo). When the CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler flew their private jets…
Today's Good News (Chas Freeman Bows Out)
From Ben Smith at the Politico: The controversial appointee to chair President Barack Obama’s National Intelligence Council walked away from the job Tuesday as criticism on Capitol Hill escalated. Charles…
Israel's Multi-Front Strategy
Writing at Geostrategy Direct (subscription required), Bill Gertz reports that Israel’s General Staff is weighing the possibility of a multi-front war against Iran and Syria. Sources tell Gertz that IDF…
Just Another, Responsible Space-Faring Nation
…Or at least, that’s the image that North Korea is trying to project. In advance of the planned “satellite launch” (now officially scheduled for a five-day window in early April),…
Knocking Down a Drone
U.S. military sources tell Noah Shachtman of the Danger Room that one of our fighters shot down an Iranian drone over Iraq last month. Details of the incident remain sketchy,…
The Procurement Holiday Begins
From this blog, almost four months ago… “..there’s another element of the Clinton legacy (and the 1990s) that often goes ignored. We refer to the so-called “procurement holiday” that gripped…