China’s ‘aggressive’ buildup called worry – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in January 13th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in China, Military, Adm, Assertions, beijing, China Military, China S Military, Chinese Leaders, Military Buildup, Modernization, Power Projection, Projection Capabilities, Robust Power, Scope, Transparency, Washington Times, Willard

Adm. Willard said China’s military buildup is “aggressive,” and he disputed Chinese leaders’ claims that the modernization is defensive.
“While PRC leaders have consistently characterized such developments as defensive in nature, the scope of modernization, the extensive commitment to advanced training, the development of robust power projection capabilities and, most importantly, Beijing’s lack of transparency call [...]

Turkey: An Ally No More :: Daniel Pipes

Posted by Matt in October 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Advocate, Ally, Anatolian Eagle, Assertions, Avigdor Lieberman, Bastion, Daniel Pipes, Eagle Air, Foreign Minister, Gaza, Israeli Forces, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Muslim, No Doubt, Nuclear Weapons, October 11, Orientation, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip, Profound Change, Secularism

“There is no doubt he is our friend,” Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, says of Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as he accuses Israel’s foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of threatening to use nuclear weapons against Gaza. These outrageous assertions point to the profound change of orientation by Turkey’s government, for six decades the West’s [...]

Radical Steps toward ‘Minimal Nuclear Deterrence’ Continue to Undermine American Security

Posted by Matt in October 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Allies, American Security, arsenal, Assertions, Bombers, Capability, Current Ratio, Deployment, Eventuality, Family Matters, Family Security, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Warheads, Platforms, Radical Steps, Security First, Security Matters, Strategic Risk, submarines, United States

First is the idea that reducing our deterrent force to no more than 500 warheads, (from the current level of roughly 2,200) is somehow a good idea. There is no discussion, only assertions that such a force is adequate to provide deterrence not only for the U.S. but for our numerous allies that rely upon [...]

Big Problems in Russia Starting in 2009

Posted by Matt in December 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Economy, Russia, Assertions, Catastrophe, Collapse, Decent Words, Disintegration, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Global Recession, Mismanagement, Modernization, Monopoly, Point Of No Return, Polices, Political Upheaval, Propaganda, Regime Collapse, Russian Economists, Russian Economy, Russian Language, scenarios, Single Solution, Social Unrest, Systemic Crisis

Experts see a very serious possibility of an abrupt collapse of the living standard and economic disintegration leading to social unrest, eventually followed by political upheaval.
…
As Tayevsky put it, “There will not be a crisis in Russia. There will be something immeasurably worse. But decent words for what it will be have not yet been [...]