Nick Schwellenbach, writing on the POGO blog, noticed that the “generic country” in some Air Force slides looked suspiciously like Iran: Three of the Power Point slides used in a presentation on the Air Force’s Future Total Force plan featured an unnamed country littered with targets in a hypothetical US air attack. [snip] As an …
What's the NSC Up To With North Korea?
by | 2005-10-24 | No Comments
David Sanger in the New York Times reports “a previously undisclosed incident in June” involving trade between Iran and North Korea: … American satellites tracked an Iranian cargo plane landing in North Korea. The two countries have a history of missile trade – Iran’s Shahab missile is a derivative of a North Korean design – …
PLA Procurement Website
by | 2005-10-23 | 1 Comment
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has launched a procurement website to promote “integrity, fairness and openness” in military procurement. China Daily quotes a PAP officer saying the website will reduce corruption: Ma Qiang, from the Gansu Division of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, said on Friday that the general public can now have easier …
URRW Update
by | 2005-10-22 | No Comments
John Fleck, reporter for the Albuquerque Journal, notes that NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks clammed up when asked about the using uranium for the reliable replacement warhead: My question to Brooks: Is uranium being considered? I got the “is it classified?” pause, then “I don’t think we’re thinking of fundamental changes in the way we’ve looked …
