Monthly Archives: February 2018
Can Anyone Stop Kim From Helping Assad Restock His Poison Arsenal?
Can Anyone Stop Kim From Helping Assad Restock His Poison Arsenal? By Lyne Lucien, www.thedailybeast.com View Original February 27th, 2018 North Korea is reportedly helping Syria to rebuild its chemical-weapons stockpile, four years after Damascus claimed it had handed over all such munitions to a U.S.-led mission. A panel of U.N. experts has accused North Korea of selling components […]
Operation Gunnerside: The Norwegian Attack On Heavy Water That Deprived The Nazis Of The Atomic Bomb
Operation Gunnerside: The Norwegian Attack on Heavy Water That Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb Scientific American · by Timothy J. Jorgensen,The Conversation US · February 23, 2018 The Nazi atomic effort relied on work done in this remote lab. Credit: Wikimedia(CC BY 2.0) The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest […]
The Military Is Relying Too Heavily On Special Ops Forces. Mattis Must End That.
The comments below are by/from Col. (Ret.) David Maxwell; and, his contact info is at the bottom of this page. RCP, fortunascorner.com David Maxwell Comment: “Let’s use the right force for the right mission. We could probably do with a review of the late LTG Sam Wilson’s writing on special operations their principles, characteristics, and […]
Saudi Monarch Replaces Military Brass, Launching Defense Revamp: Strengthening Armed Forces As Yemen War Drags On
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-monarch-replaces-military-brass-launching-defense-revamp-1519760547 Saudi Monarch Replaces Military Brass, Launching Defense Revamp Crown Prince Mohammed leads overhaul aimed at strengthening armed forces as Yemen war drags on Saudi Arabia is moving to address military shortcomings exposed by its war in Yemen. Here, Saudi air force cadets hold copies of the Quran during a graduation ceremony in Riyadh, in […]
USS Carl Vinson Aircraft Carrier Sails Through South China Sea In Defiance Of China
USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier sails through South China Sea in defiance of China By South-east Asia, www.abc.net.au View Original February 26th, 2018 Photo: A crew member on board the flight deck of the US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the South China Sea.Photo by: ABC News: Adam Harvey Related Story: China says Australia disrupting ‘stability and peace’ […]
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