Occasionally, I receive hostile or amusingly uninformed comments—which I promptly delete. I wanted to share the content of one, which I regrettably deleted. Responding to Physics 101: Boost Phase Missile Defense and the Shortfall Problem, I recall the genius in question made three claims: First, debris falls backward, which he “proved” by noting that debris …
MIRVs and the Moscow Treaty
by | 2004-12-12 | No Comments
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that “The Bush administration is beginning a broad review of its Russia policy that could lead to a more confrontational approach toward Moscow over its treatment of neighboring countries and its own citizens…” The review reflects a growing concern with Russian President Vladimir Putin, artfully captured by The Economist: …
Wiretapping ElBaradei
by | 2004-12-11 | No Comments
Three U.S. government officals have told the Washington Post that the “The Bush administration has dozens of intercepts of Mohamed ElBaradei’s phone calls with Iranian diplomats and is scrutinizing them in search of ammunition to oust him as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency…” “The intercepted calls have not produced any evidence of …
Kadish to NASA?
by | 2004-12-11 | No Comments
Keith Cowing is reporting that former Missile Defense Agency Director Ronald Kadish may replace Sean O’Keefe as NASA Administrator. O’Keefe is leaving for the ever popular “spend more time with his family” reason and is under consideration for Chancellor of Louisiana State University. “This is not good, if it is true,” notes one of my …
