Ever seen a mock-up of the Multiple Kill Vehicle interceptor? I lunched at the Army & Navy Club today, attending the George C. Marshall Institute’s Washington Roundtable on Science and Public Policy with MDA Deputy for Advanced Systems Gary Payton. I expect the Marshall Institute will post a transcript and Payton’s briefing, entitled Advanced Concepts …
REentry Structures Experiment (RESE)
by | 2005-09-11 | No Comments
No, that isn’t a typo. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) calls its demonstration of novel structures that can survive re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere—a crucial technology for the Common Aero Vehicle—the REentry Structures Experiment (RESE). After RESE came second on the Space Experiments Review Board (SERB) list in 2003, Jeremy Singer described the program …
Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations (Joint Publication 3-12) Revisted
by | 2005-09-10 | 3 Comments
Walter Pincus has a story in the Washingon Post on the new draft Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations (Joint Publication 3-12), which is a walk down memory lane for this blogger. Pincus summarizes Hans Kristensen’s article in Arms Control Today, which opened: A nuclear draft doctrine written by the Pentagon calls for maintaining an aggressive …
US Proposed Amendments: Disarmament and Nonproliferation
by | 2005-09-10 | 1 Comment
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is “very concerned” members will not reach agreement on final document for the 2005 World Summit, scheduled for 14-16 September 2005 in New York. (A draft document is available from the United Nations.) The major obstacle? 750 changes proposed to the 39 page draft document by new US Ambassador to the …
