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2007

344 posts

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From Putin, An Offer You Can't Refuse

As we all know, Russia and the U.S. have been in a tiff over the U.S. proposal to put missile defense installations in Europe (Ten interceptors in Poland and an x-band radar in the Czech Republic.) Ok, more than a…

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"This is a test of the emergency…"

Yesterday’s NYT op-ed by Secretary William Perry, Ash Cater, and Michael May at first seemed rather boring to me. What should the government do to prepare for the day after a nuclear terrorist attack? All I really picked up was…

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How Many Aegis Ships To Defend NATO?

I attended the Arms Control Association’s Avoiding Renewed U.S.-Russian Strategic Competition panel (remarks online transcript coming) yesterday. During the question and answer session, Representative Ellen Tauscher mentioned that a viable alternative to the European GMD site is a combination of…

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ABL Tests This Week

Thanks for Marc and Matt for holding down the fort while I was away. The FAA issued three “notices to airman” (NOTAMs) that indicate that the Air Force is taking the Airborne Laser (ABL) out for a little spin this…

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IGO Mashup – Les ASEAN 1540 Dub Mix

Gadzooks! How did it get to be Friday already? Thanks much to Mr. AC Wonk for the opportunity—I’ll try not to let it go to my head. Without further ado… Really, when you think about it, is there anything wilder…

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BUFF Blogging – Kick Out the Jams!

So Marc, you say, what gives? You’ve been hanging out on the couch for days and not one wonky aircraft post? Fair enough – give the people what they want. Jeffrey talks a lot about Iran’s nuclear program here, and…

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Waiting for Vlad

I had some long-winded post somewhere inside me, but reading the papers about all this missile defense brouhaha in Europe reminds me of an amusing anectdote that was meted out over cocktails the other day. “Ahmadine… Ahmed… whatever. Yes, I’ll…

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How 80's Pop Protects You from the Nukes

So I am skimming a strange little article in The Sun, which starts out about Putin threatening to point missiles at Europe and then somehow moves on to quoting the Clash. Why are there articles about missiles in tabloids? Why…

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Russia Wants a BDA Money Permission Slip

Not to be outdone in having a say in the Banco Delta Asia issue, a senior Russian official, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov, said today that Russian banks would be able to assist in the transfer of that scary $25…

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Down In The Hole

Buenas tardes, ACW addicts. I’ll be co-housewarming Jeffrey’s vacation crib on the Internet for a few days while he’s off trying not to be a wonk. I’ll try to keep the salsa on the chips and off the leather. First…