Sumitra Rajagopalan, a freelance writer and Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering at the University of Montreal, has an opinion piece in the Toronto Star entitled, “The politics of space weapons.” I get a shout out, though I am quoted as saying there is $14.0 M in the budget for the space-based interceptor test bed (There …
Secretary Rumsfeld meet Dr. Freud
by | 2004-08-18 | No Comments
While criticizing missile defense opponents, Secretary Rumsfeld invoked a favorite platitude–“weakness is provocative”–and, apparently inadvertantly, implied the President/’s policy in Iraq has weakened the country and encouraged terrorist attacks: “History has taught us that weakness is provocative,” Rumsfeld said. “To the extent that people see an area of weakness, they will take advantage of it, …
Missile Defense and 21st Century Threats: Terrorism or China?
by | 2004-08-18 | No Comments
President Bush took a cheap shot at missile defense skeptics today: I think those who oppose this ballistic missile system really don/’t understand the threats of the 21st century. They/’re living in the past. The Kerry campaign answered with a brilliant press release asking: “Who Doesn/’t /’Understand the Threats of the 21st Century/’?” May 2001 …
Porter Goss, Crazy Man
by | 2004-08-17 | No Comments
Michael Levi recently pointed out a disturbing episode when Porter Goss/’ partisanship interfered with his professional judgment: The congressman/’s more disturbing remarks in that half-hour June call with the press addressed North Korea/’s nuclear weapons program. Goss said, “Clearly not making the progress at Yongbyon and other places because we/’ve called their bluff successfully.” On …
