Bruce Blair disagrees with Ambassador Rocca about “hair trigger” alert: As they have been configured for several decades, their command and early warning systems are geared to launch on warning – firing friendly forces en masse before the anticipated arrival of incoming enemy missiles with flight times of 12 to 30 minutes. The presidents of …
Get Il and Disabled, All At Once
I am doing Bloggingheads with Jackie Shire this morning — I’ll let you know when it is posted. I am wearing my Get Il T-shirt for the occasion. We are going to talk about a lot of things, including the disablement of North Korea’s reactor. I can’t find anyone to tell me what the steps …
Why'd They Do It?
Gregory Kulacki and I are giving a talk about the Chinese ASAT test at the Carnegie Endowment. Short version: There is no message for us. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace invites you to attend A Different View of China’s ASAT Test Featuring Gregory Kulacki Senior Analyst and China Project Manager in the Global Security …
ACW Readers Rock the Box
If you aren’t reading the comments on my last few Syria posts, you are missing some great contributions by readers including: John Hogan has used satellite images to pin down the construction date of the “Box-on-the-Euphrates” to between 26 May 2001 and 8 September 2002 (a 67-week interval). Andrew Foland, MTC and Anon all found …
