Category Archives: SDI

November 26, 2019—Give Thanks and Learn from our First Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2019—Give Thanks and Learn from our First Thanksgiving!

Let us pause to give thanks for all our blessings, and the lessons learned by those who came before us — particularly the Puritans who risked everything for a new life in America. Such memories help us see and meet our opportunities to leave this land better than we found it — with the help of the Sovereign of the Universe. So may it be . . . Read Full Story

October 15, 2019—Reykjavik Lessons for Today!

October 15, 2019—Reykjavik Lessons for Today!

“Gorbachev said he could not do it. If they could agree to ban research in space, he would sign in two minutes. They should add to the text ‘The testing in space of all space components of missile defense is prohibited, except research and testing conducting in laboratories’ . . .” Authoritative Memcon from Reykjavik Summit, October 12, 1986 Read Full Story

June 25, 2019—Are the “Stars” Aligning for Space Defense?

June 25, 2019—Are the “Stars” Aligning for Space Defense?

Claims that the President’s Space Force proposal is in trouble are much overstated. Indeed, what is unfolding has many precedents in history where success proceeds in a “one-step-backward” and “two-steps-forward” manner. Indeed, maybe we are watching the development of a supportive alignment for founding major steps toward the President’s stated Space Force objective — including a role for space based defenses. Read Full Story

June 18, 2019—First from the Sea, then from Space!

June 18, 2019—First from the Sea, then from Space!

DoD is evaluating the Aegis BMD system’s SM-3 Block IIA interceptor, and its command, control system to intercept ICBMs. It’s about time, since even the Block IB demonstrated this inherent potential in 2008!!! Finally, we seem to be taking steps to realize the vision and recommendations of the Heritage Foundation’s 1995 Team B. Read Full Story

April 23, 2019—Air Force Stewardship of Space?

April 23, 2019—Air Force Stewardship of Space?

Last week on the 77th anniversary of Jimmy Doolittle’s famous raid on Tokyo, I wrote a Newsmax article that I proposed to title, “No Space Pearl Harbor, Please!” I wanted it to key off that important historical event to emphasize lessons that we should not forget today. Instead, the Newsmax editors emphasized the important Doolittle raid itself, rather than an even more important (in my opinion) historical lesson that we dare not repeat. With that thought in mind, please review that article and see what you think. Then consider my follow-up comments. Read Full Story

April 9, 2019—Revive Brilliant Pebbles ASAP!

April 9, 2019—Revive Brilliant Pebbles ASAP!

Last month, many of us remembered President Reagan’s March 23, 1983 speech that launched his Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), which many remember as playing a crucial role in ending the Cold War. What is seemingly forgotten is the important role that space-based defenses played in realizing Reagan’s vision — and, even more important, their potential benefits for today. A challenge for Trump’s Space Force! Read Full Story

March 26, 2019—Mr. President: Adopt Reagan’s SDI Vision!

March 26, 2019—Mr. President: Adopt Reagan’s SDI Vision!

Saturday was the 36th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s memorable speech launching his famed Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a day that many of us older folks concerned about the nation’s national security recall with great admiration for the most memorable and revered president of my lifetime. Read Full Story

March 5, 2019—On Reykjavik Delusions!

March 5, 2019—On Reykjavik Delusions!

Many have compared when last week President Trump walked out of his Hanoi meeting with Kim Jong Un and when Ronald Reagan walked out of his October 1986 Reykjavik Summit with Mikhail Gorbachev, without indicating and understanding fundamental differences between the two important events. Read Full Story