The Defense Department has been pointing to Iraq/’s use of GPS jammers to justify a much more significant investment in counterspace capabilities. No exception is today/’s American Forces Press Service release under the headline, “Iraq Jamming Incident Underscores Lessons about Space.” Sounding just a little too excited, Air Force Secretary James G. Roche said: We …
Right Wing Pot Shots at Terry Little
by | 2004-09-13 | No Comments
Al Kamen of the Washington Post takes the piss out of the Missile Defense Agency’s Terry Little for his memo writing skills. Kamen calls a recent memo by Little, Kinetic Energy Interceptor Program Manager, “a wonderful example” of bureaucratic memos that “often stray far enough from basic English to be considered a distinct language.” Noting …
Nuclear Goings on in North Korea
by | 2004-09-12 | No Comments
There was an enormous explosion in North Korea. “There was no indication that was a nuclear event of any kind. Exactly what it was, we/’re not sure,” our Secretary of State Colin Powell told ABC/’s This Week. Powell added that there were “some activities taking place and some sites that we/’re watching carefully, but it …
Augustana Convocation
by | 2004-09-11 | No Comments
Arms Control Wonk will be returning home to Augustana College to participate in an alumni panel entitled, “Exploring the World Through Service and Self: Alumni Speak on Finding the Profit in Non-profit.“ I/’ve been asked to reflect on the following: What was your post Augustana experience? How did Augustana prepare you for that experience? How …
