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Russia – Venezuela Defense News
Couple of quick summaries to start the week off: 1. Upgrade of Nuclear Deterrent ordered: (Moscow Times) 29 September 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday announced plans to create an upgraded nuclear deterrence system by 2020, including a space defense system and new nuclear submarines. “A guaranteed nuclear deterrent system for various military and political…
Look What Slithered Out from Under the Rock…
In case you missed it yesterday, the American al Qaeda Adam Gadahn, home-grown convert to Islamofacism, loosed a video that talks to jihad in America. Now some have likened him to Lord Haw Haw, noted buffoon and erstwhile propogandist of WWII fame. I, on the other hand, think he is more of the Goebbels mode…
Priming the Economy…
If the economy doesn’t pick up after our efforts this weekend in support of the new home (almost finished) then nothing will move it off T.D.C. … 😕
“To Provide for the Common Defense…”
“So when all else fails, when all the negotiations have broken down, when there is a missile in the air, you have to have the ability to destroy it. Because the only other ability you would have is to apologize to the relatives of those who died.” — —
Required Reading – 20 Apr 07 List
Today, without delay, you need to read these articles. Why? Beyond being the quality writing that these blogs are noted for, the indicated articles provide compelling reads for the issues that face us today. Take this one for example. Fullbore Friday is always a great trip down the halls of naval history and usually revolves…
Bulava Fails Latest Test – Lessons for US?
“After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded into the air” – Russian MoD spokesman to Interfax 23 Dec 08 And thus was written the postscript on the latest test of the star-crossed Bulava SLBM. Five failures in eight attempts would seem to call into question the fast-track to…