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STRATCOM Wants Orbital Tracking of Midcourse Warheads There’s hope at STRATCOM for space sensors in mid-course tracking of enemy missiles. Missile tracking after the booster rockets shut off…it’s like the holy grail in the complex equation of missile defense. Right now, infrared cues space-based systems as a rogue missile ascends. Radar handles the end-game. That’s why DoD
Afghanistan: Graveyard Of Obama’s Domestic Agenda? Whatever else you might say about George W. Bush, he stuck to his guns in Iraq. Despite abysmally low approval ratings and mixed results from the war zone, he never betrayed a willingness to accept defeat. Will Barack Obama do the same in Afghanistan? Don't count on it. Although he attacked Bush constantly on the
Energy Policy: Moving Forward on Smart Grid You can manage your mobile phone plan, but not your household electricity. That’s because the electricity grid that powers America hasn’t changed much since the early 20th Century.
Report: Disappearing Factories May Be Biggest Security Challenge With the Obama Administration moving to put more emphasis on manufacturing policy, the Lexington Institute is releasing a report this week detailing just how severe the nation's industrial decline has become. Here are some key facts you may not have heard. China produced five times more steel last year than the U.S. The
Northrop Move Portends Reshaping Of Sector Bloomberg Business News reported yesterday that Northrop Grumman plans to sell its TASC technical services unit. On its face, the move seems like a simple divestiture of a non-core business -- possibly hastened by new federal rules about conflicts of interest among companies that provide both hardware and advisory
Nuclear Power At The Polls: 59% Approval Rating Yes, a politician running for office would be thrilled with the numbers routinely posted by Americans polled on whether they support nuclear power. Gallup pollsters started asking the question back in 1994. Since then, nuclear power never dipped below a 50% approval rating except for one slip to 46% in 2001. This year’s Gallup
Obama Job Approval Continues To Slide Today President Obama is below his 2008 vote for the first time. His vote was 52.9% and his job approval today is 52.0% in the RCP average (www.realclearpolitics.com)
Unmanned Aircraft Have Limitations Too The well-sourced insidedefense.com website reports this week that the Navy will spend $6 billion over the next five years on unmanned aircraft such as the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system. Proponents of using unmanned aircraft for every mission under the sun might feel that one percent of the Navy's budget
Dog Days: Rumors About Air Force Programs Mostly Wrong It's the dog days of August here in River City, but reporters still have to earn a living. Maybe that explains why there is so much nonsense floating around about Air Force weapons programs. Anyway, here are three rumors you can safely ignore.
The New Face Of Conventional War (II) The Army’s effort to define its future force structure suffers from a critical weakness. This is an inability to provide any clarity regarding the future of conflict or the Army’s role in it. In almost breathless tones, Army documents conjure up images of titanic social, demographic, economic, ideological and geophysical forces that are
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