Defense News asked Former MDA Director Ron Kadish “What do you tell critics who say this [missile defense] system will not be effective?” Kadish demurred, saying “I can give answers, and very-well calculated and technical answers, about the effectiveness of these types of systems. But that gives information that would necessarily compromise the system in …
Pekin, Illinois
by | 2004-07-13 | No Comments
Slightly off topic today, but a friend alerted me to a New York Times Magazine feature that used the idiotic xenophobia of my hometown — Pekin, IL — to illustrate the pervasive impact of globalization: China used to be far away, the country at the bottom of the world. Certainly that must be how it …
Its baaaaack!
by | 2004-07-12 | No Comments
After some digging around, I’ve learned that the brackets around the 68.0 M for NFIRE in the Senate Appropriations Committee Report mean the funding has been preserved, setting up a fight in conference. Even an old wonk can learn new budget tricks. For those of you who are interested, here are NFIRE briefings, with some …
The other shoe … (Nuclear Testing)
by | 2004-07-09 | No Comments
Looks like the Bush Administration has identified the “stockpile problem” to justify a resumption of nuclear testing. You may remember the reassuring speech delivered by National Nuclear Security Administrator Linton Brooks to defend, among other items, the President/’s proposal to enhance test site readines. Brooks said: “While we have no plans to resume such testing, …
