Now comes a strange report out of Japan of a possible failed terrorist mortar attack on a U.S. military base in Tokyo. An “improvised launch device” was found outside the United States’ Yokota Air Force base in Tokyo on Thursday night but there were no injuries and no damage, a U.S. military spokesman in Japan […]
US intentionally violated Chinese Air Defense Zone with two B-52 long range subsonic strategic bombers
The United States military is playing a very deadly serious game with the Chinese – one that could easily explode into a major international incident. On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 two U.S. B-52 bombers intentionally violated Chinese air space in a so called “training mission.” Why is this a big deal? The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, […]
U.S. aircraft carriers vulnerable to supersonic “anti ship” missiles
Question: “What trumps aircraft carriers?” Answer: “Fleets of small stealth corvettes warships armed with carrier killing anti ship missiles.” How do I know this? Well Taiwan, it seems is arming more of its warships with its new “carrier killer” anti-ship missiles and building up a fleet of 12 corvettes designed with “stealth” technologies to meet […]
Iranian Strategic Culture and Nuclear Ambition
In my earlier essays Israeli Strategic Culture and Iranian Nuclear Program, I discussed Israeli strategic culture and Israeli perceptions of the Iranian nuclear threat. In applying strategic culture theory, I tried to project Israeli threat perception and a possible Israeli response. In this essay, we will try to understand the factors governing the Iranian mind-set, their […]
“US bases are scattered around the globe – and you’re telling me Russia is behaving aggressively? Do you have any common sense at all?”, says Putin to reporter
On December 18, 2014 President Vladimir Putin held a press conference where he discuss various issues. The President’s news conference was broadcast live by Channel One, Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 TV channels, and by the Radio Rossii, Mayak and Vesti FM radio stations. During the conference Putin in response to a reporter’s question made comment on […]
Political will and Nuclear Deterrence, Case Study of Surgical Strikes 1 and 2
The word Deterrence is derived from word Deter which means to stop, discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.Nuclear weapons are extreme weapons. A single nuclear bomb can destroy cities and can bring unbearable loss in both human and financial terms. Nuclear weapons are seen as the ultimate deterrence […]
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