(CNN) Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy. Several considerations: Bureaucracy Artisanal space hardware Secret Equations Bureaucracy Yes, it is brutal.  In one small company, there were four workers,two principals, and one person whose specialty, with arduous academic training, was “managing” a DoD project. That’s 43% … Continue reading (CNN) Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy; China’s Hypersonic Test; Your Chance to Win $1,000,000 →

The wish that Facebook did not exist may have achieved some level of popularity among social thinkers, who associate it with the recrudescence of hate and mental health disorders of adolescents  In his 1922 book  (Wikipedia) Public Opinion, Walter Lippmann anticipated some of this, by description of how public opinion is formed. Read the Wiki; … Continue reading Facebook →

(CNN) US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House. Quoting CNN, Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad. … Continue reading (CNN) US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House →

I originally wrote this as a preface to Preface to Hypersonic Strategies, Part 6. Then I thought the better of it. The current readership prefers the concrete and technical to soft ice-cream humanist. I just thought again. With the current distractions of domestic politics, only the most widely ranging readers will bother with Intel9.  So … Continue reading Why the New Arms Race? →

Let’s continue our study of Brzezinski and Kissinger. While both had personal politics, neither had political aspiration. Each had a patron, someone within the political structure who circumvented the political and social barriers to the corridors of power. Kissinger’s patron was Nelson Rockefeller; Brzezinski’s was David Rockefeller. The Rockefellers compensated for a defect of our … Continue reading Choosing a National Security Advisor; Beware of the Chinese Menu; Part 2 →

This is a continuation of Hypersonic Strategies Parts 1 – 6. (Defense News Daily) Pentagon terminates program for redesigned kill vehicle, preps for new competition. Quoting, “Ending the program was the responsible thing to do,” Mike Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said in the statement. “Development programs sometimes encounter problems. After exercising … Continue reading Hypersonic Strategies Part 7; Directed Energy Weapons →

A remark by Xi Jinping is suggestive. (South China Morning Post) Xi Jinping warns Communist Party would be ‘overthrown’ if Taiwan’s independence push left unchecked. Quoting, “The Communist Party would be overthrown by the people if the pro-independence issue was not dealt with.” But the reason is twisted 180 degrees: An independent, democratic Taiwan represents … Continue reading Will China Deploy Troops in Hong Kong ? →

Disclaimer. The Strangelovian nature of what follows is disturbing. I can’t change that. It takes a nuke  to kill a nuke. It did, before the advent of hit-to-kill, and it may again, if BB’s, gumballs, and miniature projectiles don’t work. A nuke only has to get near. In the 1960’s the technology for a hit-to-kill … Continue reading Hypersonic Strategies, Part 6 →

Why can’t we put a space cadet from the newly formed Space Force in the nose of the interceptor, and have him shoot at the warhead as he zooms by? Intuition fails us with the speeds and acceleration. The space cadet would be mashed flat in the high-g blast-off. The speed of his bullets is … Continue reading U.S. Hypersonic Strategies Part 5 →

You played the board game, which demonstrated an odd fact. By making random sideways movements, the red checker “evaded”  your black checker, which you attempted to guide with your purposeful hand. How could the brainless strategy of the red checker outwit your intelligent black checker? There will be no math in this post, which continues … Continue reading U.S. Hypersonic Strategies Part 3 →