MDA (operating in its little know role as a 527 for the Bush Administration) is sticking interceptors in the frozen tundra of Alaska and calling it a missile defense. Not that the thing works: MDA has delayed the next flight test, most recently scheduled for September, due to software problems. MDA hasn’t managed to stage …
High quality work over at MDA
by | 2004-09-26 | No Comments
The GAO just released a shocking report, Diploma Mills: Diploma Mills Are Easily Created and Some Have Issued Bogus Degrees at Government Expense to Federal Employees, that finds “28 [GS-15 (or equivalent) and above] employees [from eight agencies] listed degrees from unaccredited schools…” So, I naturally googled websites from the Defense Department, which was not …
Who says China is not transparent?
by | 2004-09-25 | No Comments
I was reading the Jiefangjun Bao (PLA Daily) when I came across a most unusual column. It appears that someone felt that a CCTV program called “The Missile Brigade Commander” lacked realism. So, in case you had any questions, this is how a brigade commander oversees the launch of a Chinese ballistic missile: The television …
Prospects for Peace and Security in Outer Space
by | 2004-09-23 | No Comments
On October 21, 2004, Dr. Arms Control Wonk will be on a panel, “Prospects for Peace and Security in Outer Space,” hosted by Jonathan Dean and the Union of Concerned Scientists at the United Nations. In addition to Ambassador Dean and your humble author, other panelists are Theresa Hitchens (CDI) and Laura Grego (UCS) (see …
