Required Reading: Naval War College Review Articles on China’s DF-21/ASBM

A few of us  (here and over at Galrahn‘s site) have been banging the drum for the last few years re. the potential threat posed by China’s ASBM (Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile) which appears to be a variant of the DF-21 (itself, an apparent derivative of the Pershing II MRBM).  There has been limited releasable (e.g.,…

Catching Up

For the past few weeks this site’s attention has been focused on the Project VALOUR-IT 2009 fundraiser, and forgoing other topics in the interest of keeping it upfront.  Now that the campaign is over, we’ll use this post to catch up on a couple of items put on ice during that time. I.  Thanks and…

The 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month – When the Guns Fell Silent

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month…the guns fell silent along what was known then as the Western Front as the Allies and Germany observed the agreement to end this “War to End All Wars.”  While fighting continued sporadically elsewhere, in what were fast becoming the former empires of Russia…

Valour-IT 2009: Bacon, Swine, Pearls and Ping-Pong (non)diplomacy

Ok – after an intro like that, I’m sure you are scratching your collective heads and wondering what gives? 1.  Bacon:  As in Jeff Bacon – retired naval officer and cartoonist extraordinaire.  He who wields a cartoonist pen like a broad-axe, with no community being spared: Jeff joins Team Navy for this year’s competition and…