Escalation Dominance Explained
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The Missiles of Summer – Updated
“War Is The Unfolding of Miscalculations” That quote, attributed to author Barbara Tuchman, is generally ascribed to the events that ran up to the First World War. However, it, along with other illuminating principles such as the Rule of Unintended Consequences find a wider, and sadly, more common range of applications including those events presently…
This Is Why It’s Called Rocket Science…
Got Pyrolytic graphite for your jet vanes? No? Umm, too bad… (fast forward to 2:33, 3:01 and 3:10): ——- ——- (Detailed analysis over at ArmsControlWonk) Incidentally, pyrolytic graphite is a Category II controlled item under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) which, unfortunately, does not include two of the greatest missile technology proliferators of record,…
There’s Professionals…
…and then there’s the jackasses. The crews of the USS Port Royal, USS Hopper and USS Ingraham clearly showed they were on the side of the professionals, The IRGN? Well, here’s an extract from today’s press conference with ADM Cosgriff (C5F/NAVCENT): Q Sir, Jonathan Karl with ABC News. A couple of quick things. One, the Iranian…
A Four Party Perspective on the Recent S300 Missile Sale to Iran
Unlike most sales, arms sales have a wider impact beyond the primary parties (buyer/seller) and indeed, the recent announcement of the long sought sale of an improved S300 system to Iran by Russia has a wider circle of interested parties and corresponding impact beyond those two. First, though, we begin with the buyer. Iran – Filling…
КраÑÐ½Ð°Ñ Ð—Ð²ÐµÐ·Ð´Ð° Среда: Russian Missile News
Though it isn’t Thursday when we normally endeavor to post these updates (so sue us – ed.) it would appear that while we in the West are enjoying a typical holiday lull, those elsewhere, and in particular, in Russia are doing anything but. Item: Iran says Russia to supply new air defence system. TEHRAN (AFP)…
National Intelligence Estimate: Iran Stopped Bomb Effort In 2003…
… or did it? Read Here: — Some items of note: "We cannot rule out that Iran has acquired from abroad—or will acquire in the future—a nuclear weapon or enough fissile material for a weapon." "We assess centrifuge enrichment is how Iran probably could first produce enough fissile material for a weapon, if…
China to Sell 4th Gen. Fighters to Iran
Interesting development noted below in light of discussions about calling out China (or not) in context of new Maritime Strategy Iran buys (sic) Israeli fighter jets Iran has signed a contract with China for the delivery of two squadrons of J-10 fighter planes. The design was developed by Israel for its Air Force…
Reflections: Watching a War Start
We noticed that Iran chose the recent occasion of the 27th observance of the start of the Iran-Iraq war to parade their latest thumb-nose Israel (and the rest of the world). While subject missile, and some other observations, are in the process of being written, we too recalled the occasion of the start of said…
Twins Separated At Birth?
Nah – just the latest in Iran’s attempts at an indigenously developed fighter… Nice tailfins though… (h/t: The DEW Line)