Chuck Spinney: US versus Iran on Uranium-Lack of Integrity

Spinning Iran’s centrifuges By Yousaf Butt, Asia Times, Aug 16, 2011 Yousaf Butt is a nuclear physicist and is currently serving as a scientific consultant to the Federation of American Scientists on global security issues. Previously, he was a fellow on the Committee on International Security and Arms Control at the US National Academy of …

Richard Wright: DoD Drowning, Leaders Can’t Swim

The Perils of Cutting Defense Spending The Public Intelligence Blog has speculated that the financial elites who indirectly are the principal influencers the U.S. Congress and the Presidency have decided that their best interests will be served if U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) spending is substantially reduced. It has long been obvious that DOD budgets …

Reference: UN Air Power Conference Papers

The 17th Air Force Historical Workshop was a great success and the proceedings will be published in book form (scheduled for 2012). For futher information, please contact Dr. Walter Dorn, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, at dorn@cfc.dnd.ca. Presentations “Air Operations in Somalia, 1991-1993“, Dr. William Dean III, United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College …

DefDog: Swift Elusive Sword vs. Dinosaur

From 2003, making the rounds now among the earnest. Product Description A study of national security and military strategy by Col. Chester Richards (USAF Ret.), suggests that ancient strategic wisdom may help solve the dilemma confronting the U.S. military: spending on defense exceeds that of any combination of potential adversaries, but the services still face …