Avatar photoType 094 or Jin-Class SSBN Spotted

Hans Kristensen is getting a solid, well-deserved round of credit for spotting China’s new ballistic missile subarmine—the Jin class or Type 094 SSBN—sitting along side a dock in Google Earth. (Here is a .kmz file) It looks like a positive id, based not just on the size (130 m in length), but also this picture …

Avatar photoOllie Heineken

Persbo spots a very funny typo.

Avatar photoNIE on Terrorism

Well, the NIE on terrorism is out. The NIE confirms, in very broad language, that Al Qaeda would like to make the biggest boom: We assess that al-Qa’ida will continue to try to acquire and employ chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material in attacks and would not hesitate to use them if it develops what …

Avatar photoDual Launched Regimes

What is the President talking about? Seriously, I am not even making fun. I have no idea: And, finally, we talked about how we can enhance mutual security issues. And there’s no better symbol of our desire to work for peace and security than working on a missile defense system—a missile defense system that would …