Monthly Archives: August 2018

While the North Korean Nuclear Button Cools, the Threat of the Underground Lingers – Modern War Institute

August 31, 2018 · by · in CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, South Korea, technology & innovation, US Military · Leave a comment

The following comment is by/from Col. (Ret.) David Maxwell; and, his contact info is at the bottom of this page.  RCP, fortunascorner.com David Maxwell Comment:  “Yes the 5000 or so underground facilities are a significant threat and challenge.  Sure the tunnels under the DMZ (if there are more than the four that have been discovered) […]

August 30, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, China, CIA, Cyber War, Department Of Defense, DIA, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, Russia, terrorism, Uncategorized, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

Inside a Frighteningly Plausible Nuclear Attack Scenario – Modern War Institute mwi.usma.edu · by Steve Leonard · August 30, 2018Send email Mail Jeffrey Lewis, The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States (Mariner Books, 2018) Plausible. Few books are worthy of a one-word review, but Jeffrey Lewis’s The 2020 Commission Report is certainly one of them. With […]

AI Ethics: Silicon Valley Should Take A Seat At The DoD Table

August 30, 2018 · by · in artificial intelligence, China, CIA, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, NSA, Russia, Science & Technology, space, technology & innovation, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Excerpts: AI Ethics: Silicon Valley Should Take A Seat At The DoD Table breakingdefense.com · by Jonathan D. Moreno Jonathan Moreno In the wake of objections from employees, Google withdrew from its Project Maven contract with the Pentagon, designing software to improve the analysis of drone imagery. Worried that it might lose access to critical technology, part of […]

Why It Is Time For a U.S. Cyber Force

August 29, 2018 · by · in artificial intelligence, China, CIA, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Defense Industrial Base, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Internet, military history, national security, North Korea, NSA, Russia, Science & Technology, space, technology & innovation, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Why It Is Time For a U.S. Cyber Force By Travis Howard, Dave Schroeder, cimsec.orgView OriginalAugust 29th, 2018 Since 2009, incremental improvements have been made to the nation’s ability to operate in cyberspace during this period. The establishment ofU.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) — first subordinate to U.S. Strategic Command, and then elevated to a Unified Combatant Command (UCC) — and the formation of […]

“Operation Finale,” New Film Brings A Fresh Look At The Hunt For The Architect Of Hitler’s Final Solution

August 29, 2018 · by · in Argentina, CIA, Europe, Germany, Intelligence Community, Israel, military history, national security, US Military · Leave a comment

“Operation Finale,” New Film Brings A Fresh Look At The Hunt For The Architect Of Hitler’s Final Solutionhttp://www.fortunascorner.com      John Jurgensen posted an August 27, 2018 article in the Wall Street Journal, reviewing the new film, “Operation Finale,” about Israel’s hunt, and capture of Adolph Eichmann, Hitler’s point man on the gassing and murdering of millions of Jews in […]

Bitcoin: Boom Or Bust; The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Side Of The Crypto-Currency World

August 28, 2018 · by · in blockchain, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, digital currency, national security, NSA, Science & Technology, technology & innovation · Leave a comment

Bitcoin: Boom Or Bust; The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Side Of The Crypto-Currency World http://www.fortunascorner.com Yesterday, August 27, 2018, the financial media outlet, CNBC, aired a one-hour special on Bitcoin, and the cyrpto-currency craze sweeping the globe.  For those who believe in bitcoin and the move to digital currency — their devotion and enthusiasm resembles a religious movement — […]

Trump Reportedly Canceled Pompeo’s Trip To North Korea After It Sent A Mysterious And Hostile Letter

August 28, 2018 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, POTUS, South Korea, US Military · Leave a comment

The following comment, before the body of the article, is by/from Col. (Ret.) David Maxwell; and, his contact info is at the bottom of this page.  RCP, fortunascorner.com David Maxwell Comment:  “Note how the north uses innocuous routine training to paint a picture of hostile policy.  The north shows its cards as it sets up […]

SOCOM Seeking Technologies For War In A Post-Cyberpunk Era

August 28, 2018 · by · in artificial intelligence, China, CIA, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Defense Industrial Base, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Internet, military history, national security, NSA, Russia, Science & Technology, technology & innovation, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

SOCOM Seeking Technologies For War In A Post-Cyberpunk Era c4isrnet.com · by Kelsey Atherton · August 27, 2018 The great trick of computers is that they enable people to be more than human. In a new request for information, the United States Special Operations Command is looking for a range of computer and computer-enabled technologies, all designed to […]

‘The Man Who Wasn’t There;’ A Review Of The Book — “The Impostor”

August 27, 2018 · by · in Denial & Deception, Intelligence Community, national security · Leave a comment

‘The Man Who Wasn’t There;’ A Review Of The Book — “The Impostor” http://www.frotunascorner.com      Charlatans, fake identities, and those pretending to be someone they aren’t, are character traits that likely can be traced back to the dawn of mankind.  Sometimes, people impersonate someone else out of necessity, in an attempt to save their […]

Russia’s Favorite Mercenaries

August 27, 2018 · by · in CIA, counterinsurgency, Covert OIperations, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, foreign policy, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, NATO, Russia, Special Operations, US Military · Leave a comment

The Wagner Group: Russia’s Favorite Mercenaries The Atlantic · by Neil Hauer · August 27, 2018 Russian soldiers in Aleppo.Omar Sanadiki / Reuters In Russia, journalism is far from the safest profession—even more so when the subject of investigation happens to be a private mercenary army engaged in multiple active conflicts abroad. On July 30, three Russian journalists […]

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