National Security

A recent report suggests that most Chinese submarine seaman have significant mental health problems. I want to examine how this affects most analysis of China which examines weapon systems – …

The media took a break from proclaiming Trump’s foreign policy failure to focus on emotionally charged words like insurrection and domestic terrorism. But despite popular perception and media talking points, …

Drones are one of the new technologies that analysts cite as a new game changing technology. One author in a premier publication offered typical hand wringing rhetoric about playing a …

One of the difficulties in Chinese analysis is that there is a maze of arguments and counter arguments. The counter to arguments that China’s economy is faltering, is explained by …

I hope that I am mistaken and that time will prove me wrong, but being a student of history, my knowledge tells me differently.  My prediction is that as a …

I recently read an article on Defense One entitled “All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic: An Open Letter to Gen Milley,” in which the authors claim that General Milley is going …

1863: Union cavalry troopers, led by Col. Benjamin Grierson, begin a two-week raid through Mississippi. Grierson’s raiders cut the state’s telegraph lines, destroy two train-loads of Confederate ammunition, sabotage 50 …

Featured image: the “mailbox” device designed by NASA engineers at NASA using various materials the Apollo 13 crew could assemble to remove carbon monoxide (NASA image) 1941: When Japan signs …

[Featured image: A captured Japanese photo showing prisoners on the Bataan Death March having to carry their comrades in litters. (National Archives image)] Today’s post is in honor of Pfc. …

News has broken that the aircraft carrier the USS Roosevelt has over 100 infected with Coronavirus (Covid-19) and asked permission to dock, and move the sailors off the ship to quarantine. Most …