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April 1, 2013 – April Fool . . . or For Any Other Time?

By on March 31, 2013 in Arms Control, China, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, NATO, New Start, North Korea, Russia, The Shield Act

Last Friday, North Korea threatened to attack the U.S. and its military bases in South Korea and the Pacific—after two U.S. nuclear-capable stealth bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea—in response to earlier North Korean testing and threats of a preemptive attack on the U.S. Stay tuned to this “tit for tat” game. Unwise? You think?

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March 25, 2013 – Potpourri . . . Another Week to Remember . . . or Try to Forget?

By on March 25, 2013 in Arms Control, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, NATO, New Start, Russia, The Shield Act

Additional ground based interceptors in Alaska responds to North Korea’s threat to preemptively attack the U.S. but plans for a ground based site in Poland have changed for a second time—apparently to appease Russia while downgrading the threat from Iran and ignoring concerns of our allies. And EMP issues continue to fester . . .

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