Carla Anne Robbins, writing in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has a long article summarizing the Reliable Replacement Warhead program (A blog has posted the full text of Robbins’ article). Unfortunately, the article suffers from the shallow “he said, she said” style of journalism that simply presents unsupported assertions in matched pairs (The RRW …
New Triad 4: ChiCom EMP Threat?
by | 2005-12-15 | 1 Comment
During this morning’s panel on Nuclear Weapons and the New Triad, former Chairman of the Defense Science Board John Foster warned of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats, including: ChiCOMs, in the context of the 7th Fleet’s possible defense of Taiwan. I’ve not see a lot about this subject, although the subject apparently came up in some …
New Triad 3: Obering On Missile Defense
by | 2005-12-14 | 1 Comment
MDA Director Trey Obering offered two thinly veiled “hypothetical” scenarios that illustrated his case for missile defense. Scenario 1: North Korea tests a nuclear weapon and a ballistic missile capable of carrying the weapon to the United States. North Korea demands the United States remove all its forces from the Korean peninsula or lose Los …
New Triad 2: Cambone on the New Triad
by | 2005-12-14 | 9 Comments
I never understood why a “responsive infrastructure” was one of the three legs of the “New Triad.” Along with offenses and defenses, I always thought Command, Control and Intelligence (C2I) was the more logical candidate. It makes sense on logical grounds—Satellites that gather intelligence and handle communications are similar to missiles that delive nuclear weapons …
