Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Iran and the bomb

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Let's start with an excerpt from The Economist, on a possible air attack on the Iranian nuclear program: Attacking Iran: Up in the air B...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

A new Falklands conflict?

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Next month will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands. I don't know if they've got an election c...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Finland is destroying her national defense

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Last week, the Finnish parliament announced sweeping cuts to the armed forces. Over the next two years, five bases will be closed and severa...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

How many nuclear bombs would it take to destroy the Earth?

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Let's start with pinup model Sabina Kelley . The Helsinki International Film Festival was showing a movie about Grant Morrison , and t...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Brief book review: Joe Haldeman's The Forever War

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I've been catching up on some cyberpunk classics this fall, but I also finally got my hands on Joe Haldeman's Forever War . The For...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The future of manned aircraft

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This past summer, the Economist decried the expense of the F-35, and chided the American military for spending too much money on what would...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Motivating the troops, Israeli style

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The Independent: Army rabbi 'gave out hate leaflet to troops' The Israeli army's chief rabbinate gave soldiers preparing to ente...