Ed.: Look for a guest article tomorrow by the officer who led the development of the new Maritime Strategy. Some great insight into the creation process for the discussions that will follow next week. – SJS
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The phrase "assassin’s mace" is the English translation of "shashou jiang," a term of ancient Chinese strategy. "Shashou jiang" was a club with which the "assassin" incapacitated his enemy, suddenly and totally, instead of fighting him according to "the rules." To summarize from Part I – a Chinese strike using Theater BM’s has been conducted…
Forward Presence; Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (ASSOCIATED PRESS 18 NOV 07) WASHINGTON – The White House offered condolences Saturday evening to victims of a deadly cyclone in Bangladesh and said the U.S. government has provided an initial $2.1 million in emergency relief aide. A statement from press secretary Dana Perino said the amphibious…
Ballistic missile defense from the sea – over the last six months the concept has moved further from test and development to operational reality. Demonstrated capabilities are expanding the envelope and being delivered to certain designated ships within the fleet. The question is – in describing these recent advances in ballistic missile defense, including the…
So what happens when you gather together bloggers like Galrahn, Eagle1, YHS and several others with VADM Morgan to discuss the Maritime Strategy via a teleconference on a late Thursday afternoon? This: Transcript should be forthcoming soon and will be posted as an update. Transcript’s up and posted below for your reading pleasure:…
Having read (and re-read) the new MS several times since its release, as well as the associated commentary, we offer the following thoughts (delayed, no thanks, due to the intrusion of our day job(s)…) Some notes first – we will confess to being somewhat disappointed at first glance thinking to ourselves “where’s the beef?” Much of…
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…
