Left: The Maginot Defense Line along the French border with Germany, (built 1929-1938; named after Andre Maginot, the French Minister of War, 1915–1920s). Twenty-five years of fast evolving cyber communication had made us more efficient. But as … [Read more...] about The Cyber Security Delusion
Contributor: STEPHEN BRYEN
Father Hamel Didn’t Have to Die
Right: Father Jacques Hamel, at his church in St-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Rouen, Normandy. When priests have their throats slit while celebrating Mass, no one is safe in France. Father Jacques Hamel was murdered because the French security services … [Read more...] about Father Hamel Didn’t Have to Die
Can Stealth Stay Stealthy?
In 1961 Piotr Ufimstev working in the USSR, created the mathematical theory and tools to do a finite analysis of radar reflection, meaning that the idea of how to achieve stealth was born. His writings were translated and shared in the United States … [Read more...] about Can Stealth Stay Stealthy?
Take Advantage of the Reserves for Innovation*
The National Guard and Reserves should be the Defense Department's source of innovation and technical know-how. With the establishment of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX), Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is putting a lot of effort … [Read more...] about Take Advantage of the Reserves for Innovation*
Should You Buy Iodine Pills?
Growing nuclear proliferation global radical Islamist terror network has raised the possibility of nuclear terror attacks, including potential sabotage of nuclear facilities, as well as the use of conventional explosives to disperse radioactive … [Read more...] about Should You Buy Iodine Pills?
Taiwan is on Its Own
It is important not to allow the civilian component of the Pentagon and RAND to dictate measures that are suicidal for Taiwan and harmful to security in the Pacific and American credibility. The assumption for many years has been that that if China … [Read more...] about Taiwan is on Its Own
Russia Buzzes, Again, U.S. Navy Missile Destroyer*
Left: A Sukhoi Su-24fighter jet buzzed the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), April 12, 2016. © US Navy/Reuters. The Russians have done it again. Two years after first buzzing the U.S. destroyer USS Donald Cook, in the Black Sea, pairs of Russian SU-24 … [Read more...] about Russia Buzzes, Again, U.S. Navy Missile Destroyer*
Nuclear Weapons and Japan – Was Trump Right?*
Left: A screen at the General Satellite Control and Command Center shows the moment North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 12, 2012, despite international warnings. Thought the test failed, it was a clear sign of the … [Read more...] about Nuclear Weapons and Japan – Was Trump Right?*
NATO Should Fight ISIS in Europe*
Europe is in a war, but it has yet to acknowledge it. Neither does NATO which has not been called upon to fight the war. All of this is very strange because the turmoil being caused by ISIS in Europe poses a considerable threat to peace and security … [Read more...] about NATO Should Fight ISIS in Europe*
Europe: A Grave Security Risk*
Left: The power plant in Doel, Belgium. There is no reason to any longer trust Europe. Europe is a collection of incompetent and dangerous nation-states with reduced sovereignty that are incapable of defending their borders and inept at ferreting … [Read more...] about Europe: A Grave Security Risk*