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Will U.S. Cyberwarriors Be Ready For The Next Big Hack?

August 17, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, Encryption, espionage, spying, FBI, Intelligence Community, Internet, military history, national security, NSA, Science & Technology, social mdeia, technology & innovation, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Excerpts: People skills in cybersecurity also are needed at the policy level, said Debora Plunkett, former director of information assurance at the National Security Agency. “Cyber is a lot of technical work, but also a lot of policy.”   “We need lots of technical people,” Plunkett said at a New America conference in Washington. “We also […]

What Game Theory Tells Us About Nuclear War With North Korea

August 17, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, POTUS, Russia, South Korea, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

Conclusion: EW: How does game theory suggest the U.S. should act?   TR: There are situations where you apply game theory and it gives you crisp, clear prescriptions about what you should do. In principle you could use game theory to decide what is the best way of bluffing in a game like poker. But […]

U.S. Military Chief In Rare Visit To China-North Korea Border

August 17, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, Marines, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, POTUS, South Korea, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

The comments highlighted in blue below are by/from David Maxwell; and, his contact info can be found at the bottom of this page.  RCP, fortunascorner.com David Maxwell:  Rare indeed.  And significant. Though it would have been better had he actually gone to Dandong. I would have liked to seem him standing on the bridge halfway […]

Rogue Heroes: How The SAS Was Forged From The ‘Sweepings Of Public Schools And Prisons’, Revealed In An Elite Regiment’s Secret War Diary

August 16, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, Britain, Canada, CIA, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Europe, foreign policy, France, Germany, Intelligence Community, Marines, military history, national security, Navy, Russia, Special Operations, US Military · Leave a comment

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4762336/Rogue-Heroes-SAS-forged.html Rogue Heroes: How The SAS Was Forged From The ‘Sweepings Of Public Schools And Prisons’, Revealed In An Elite Regiment’s Secret War Diary By Ben Macintyre For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EDT, 4 August 2017 | Updated: 21:01 EDT, 4 August 2017 The wind had reached gale-force as the five elderly Bristol Bombay transport aircraft neared their target, […]

Kim’s Last Chance To Sit At The Grown-Up Table

August 16, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, POTUS, Russia, South Korea, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

The comments highlighted in blue below are by/from Col. (Ret.) Dave Maxwell & his contact info is at the bottom of this page.  RCP, fortunascorner.com David Maxwell:  Unfortunately I do not think the “little general” will fear total economic isolation and it will not change his behavior. (Plus we have to question whether we can […]

Trump Should Invite Kim Jong Un To Washington

August 15, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, Philippines, POTUS, Russia, South Korea, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

Excerpt: There’s no way to “solve” the North Korean dilemma. This situation is full of uncomfortable, hard, and unfair truths with no easy resolution in sight. But perhaps President Trump should make use of his overly-self assured, unorthodox nature to get Kim back to the table and his finger away from the trigger. An offer […]

Silent Attack – Weaponizing Sound:  How A ‘Silent’ Sonic Weapon Might Work — And Cause Hearing Loss Without Any Of The People Involved Noticing A Painful, Audible Sound

August 15, 2017 · by · in Canada, CIA, Covert OIperations, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, foreign policy, Information Operations, military history, national security, NSA, Russia, Science & Technology, technology & innovation, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Silent Attack – Weaponizing Sound:  How A ‘Silent’ Sonic Weapon Might Work — And Cause Hearing Loss Without Any Of The People Involved Noticing A Painful, Audible Sound   http://www.fortunascorner.com        Tia Chose, who writes for the website, Live Science.com, had an article posted on the August 14, 2017 edition/website  Seeker.com, explaining how U.S. diplomats in […]

Will The U.S. Strike North Korea? (A Chinese Perspective)

August 15, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, Philippines, POTUS, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

Comment in blue below is by/from Col. (Ret,) David Maxwell; and, his contact info is at the bottom of the page.  RCP, fortunascorner.com David Maxwell:  Note that it is the US that is “preventing” China from cooperating: THAAD, secondary sanctions, strengthening ties with Taiwan, as well as the loss of profit (a “pretty penny”) the […]

IMPORTANT FOLLOW UP: ‘North Korea’s Missile Success Linked To Ukrainian Missile Factory’

August 14, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, POTUS, Russia, Science & Technology, South Korea, technology & innovation, Ukraine, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

David Maxwell:  Received from a friend who is a real rocket scientist who knows about these things.  Notice the importance of the human element in this. His analogy is especially interesting.  Some important food for thought. I’m purely speculating, but my suspicion is slightly different: it’s not that they wanted a few engines, they wanted […]

North Korea’s Missile Success Is Linked To Ukrainian Plant, Investigators Say

August 14, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Japan, military history, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, POTUS, Russia, Science & Technology, South Korea, technology & innovation, Ukraine, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

North Korea’s Missile Success Is Linked To Ukrainian Plant, Investigators Say By William J. Broad, David E. Sanger, www.nytimes.com View Original August 14th, 2017 A photo released by North Korea’s state news agency in July purported to show a test of a Hwasong-14, thought to be capable of reaching the mainland United States. Credit Korean Central News Agency, […]

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