Steeljaw Scribe

First the official press release:

President Bush Approves Significant Reduction in Nuclear Weapons Stockpile

President has approved a significant reduction in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile to take effect by the end of 2007. The President’s decision, made on the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary [...]

 
JDS Kongo arrives in Pearl Harbor for JFTM-01  
 

 
Deterrence. Deterring aggression must be viewed in global, regional, and transnational terms via conventional, unconventional, and nuclear means. Effective Theater Security Cooperation activities are a form of extended deterrence, creating security and removing conditions for conflict. Maritime ballistic missile defense will enhance deterrence by providing an umbrella of [...]

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Here was a case where McNamara, I think, expected me to keep the admirals in line. The more I looked into it, the more I became convinced that the matter had reached such an emotional state that even if the F-111B, the Navy version, turned out to be an excellent airplane, [...]

Found this gem whilst out doing some scouting:

The French Aéronavale will embark for the first time on an American aircraft carrier. Without a second aircraft carrier, while Charles stopped for maintenance for eighteen months, pilots of Rafale and Hawkeye are going to train in July 2008 aboard the USS Roosevelt off Norfolk, in the Atlantic. [...]

Not to worry — Flightdeck Friday will be up, just a wee bit later than normal (like maybe this weekend?) whilst yon not-so-patient scribe wrestles with yet another undocumented feature from the seventh circle of hades, otherwise known as Micro$oft and their late$t flaming dart inflicted on the masses - Vi$ta.  We are so looking [...]

 
Lost in the turmoil these past few days of the NIE debate, the missing waterboarding tapes, Oprahpaloosa, etc. were two announcements of note out of India.  The first was their claim of a successful anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM) test using an interceptor based on the indigenously developed-Prithvi SRBM missile, earlier this week with presumably [...]

Another day underway and another note from Southern Air Pirate for your consideration. 

Steel Jaw,
    Well as of a couple of days ago we entered upon Yankee Station. That isn’t what it is actually called, but it best describes it to some other people I talk to. We made the transit through the straits with [...]

 A couple of articles in the open press that reveal portions of VADM Morgan’s “Three Futures, One Navy, A Portfolio Analysis” thought piece on three different futures of what the navy might look like have spurred some pretty decent discussions – again – in the Navy blogsphere, particularly over at the usual   suspects 1.  [...]

With the recent press of the Soviet Russian carrier group coming out of hibernation for a Med sortie, we thought it was about time for another Reflections series - this time finding our gallant scribe back at sea after his first shore tour at Naval Postgrad School.  This time he is on a second sea [...]

Our good friend and blogger-in-arms, Mike (of NoAngstZone 0) has been having some connectivity problems of late (we suspect the ChiComs, but it’s likely a problem resident at Blogger HQ).  In the interim, we’ve offered a temp home over here so here’s his first posting as a Guest Author.  Welcome aboard Mike!  - SJS
 
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