Inside Defense has the full text of the Defense Science Board’s Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Patriot System Performance (Not yet available from the DSB website). The report focuses on three fratricide incidents—including the death of Lieutenant Nathan White of Abilene, Texas, which was the subject of some investigative reporting (also) …
Dennis Papadopoulos
by | 2005-02-28 | No Comments
For people with virtually no sense of fashion when it comes to clothing, Washington “defense intellectuals” are suprisingly adept at picking up on the latest fashions when it comes to ideas. One of the biggest intellectual fads in recent years has been the threat to satellites from a high altitude nuclear detonation (HAND). And no …
What to do with UNMOVIC
by | 2005-02-28 | No Comments
The Associated Press reports that, “after blocking discussions for nearly two years, the United States has quietly started low-key talks on ending the work of U.N. inspectors” in Iraq. The Iraqi government wants UNMOVIC shut down, in part to regain control over past oil revenues that are used to fund UNMOVIC. France and Britain, however, …
Biosecurity Course
by | 2005-02-26 | No Comments
The Association for Politics and the Life Sciences will present an online course to educate life scientists about national security, international affairs, and biological-weapons control. Although designed to engage life scientists, the course is designed to be accessible to non-scientists, particularly students of and specialists in international security.
