Fred Kaplan, author of The Wizards of Armageddon, has a review of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in the New York Times. The whole thing is worth a read, but Kaplan notes some of the movies funniest scenes are direct quotes from contemporary nuclear strategists: …
Bush Tries to Take Kim up the Qadhafi
by | 2004-10-09 | No Comments
U.S. Representative Curt Weldon (R-PA) has apparently confirmed that the United States is attempting to establish a backchannel with North Korea through Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi [I am going with the State Dept. spelling]. In July, US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice reportedly told told South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon that “I wish Kim …
Feckless Leadership on North Korea and Iran
by | 2004-10-08 | No Comments
Rose Gottemoellar has a spot-on letter to the FT about Bush’s leadership, or lack thereof, on North Korea and Iran issues: Bush showed lack of leadership over N Korea and Iran policy Financial Times, October 7 2004 03:00 From Ms Rose Gottemoeller. Sir, I am in complete agreement with Amity Shlaes (“Bush has it right …
Blinding Satellites
by | 2004-10-08 | No Comments
The Pentagon often issues dire sounding warnings like : “The Soviets have … at least one ground-based laser, also at Sary Shagan, that may have sufficient power to damage some unprotected satellites in near-earth orbits.” “China already may possess the capability to damage, under specific conditions, optical sensors on satellites that are very vulnerable to …
