You might have seen reports this week that there was a large explosion at an Israeli missile facility. There wasn’t an explosion. It was a routine test of a solid-rocket motor. Here’s the deal. On April 20, an Israeli twitter user posted a video of a large smoky cloud to his Twitter account with the …
Chauncey Gardiner Makes Another Appearance
by | 2021-04-19 | 2 Comments
Verse of the week: “To the garden of the world anew descending, Potent mates, daughters, sons, preluding, The love, the life of their bodies, meaning and being, Curious here behold my resurrection after slumber, The revolving cycles in their wide sweep having brought me again, amorous, mature, all beautiful to me, all wondrous” — Walt …
A boat only a missile could love
by | 2021-04-13 | No Comments
Now that we are all looking at Sinpo for signs of further activity involving the TULP (Towed Underwater Launch Platform) and the collocated floating drydock at the semi-refurbished construction hall, I wanted to bring your attention to an interesting vessel I have been following for a few months. Its purpose is not entirely understood and …
This Would Be A Good Time for An Open Skies Treaty Overflight
by | 2021-04-12 | 2 Comments
Verse of the week: “I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am …
