Ukraine Sliding Backwards

Posted by Matt in January 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Geopolitical, American Spectator, Former Soviet Union, kremlin, Leverage, Maneuver, Medvedev, Military-Threat, moscow, NATO, Neighbor, Orbit, putin, Regime, Russia, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Word has long made the rounds in Moscow that the Kremlin would consider expansion of NATO that includes Ukraine to be an outright military threat to the Russian Federation.
This threat of a threat plays well with the current effort by the Medvedev/Putin regime to nudge Ukraine back into Russia’s orbit. In more direct [...]

New Russian Subs Await Missiles | AVIATION WEEK

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, Missiles, Russia, Aviation Week, Ballistic Missile, Commonality, Launch, Liquid Fuel, Maneuver, Missiles, Moscow Institute, New Submarine, Nuclear Warheads, Nx, Rsm, Russian Subs, RussianNavy, Sea Trials, Solid Propellant, Third Stage, Topol, Topol-M, Warhead, Yuri Dolgorukiy

Last summer and fall, the Yuri Dolgorukiy conducted sea trials, but its introduction into service may be delayed because of problems with the weapon it is designed to carry. Bulava (RSM-56, SS-NX-30) is a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. The Moscow Institute of Thermotechnics (MIT) has been working on the weapon since 1988. The three-stage missile [...]

Analysts speculate Israeli-Iranian war scenario in wake of Iran defense maneuver | Xinhua

Posted by Matt in November 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Disagreements, Fire Power, Game, hezbollah, Intelligence Staff, Iran Defense, Israel, Israel Air Force, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Navy, Israeli Attack, Maneuver, Military Intelligence, Political Leadership, politicians, Range Ballistic Missiles, rome, Southern Lebanon, Target, Xinhua

ISRAEL STRIKES
An Israeli attack on Iran would be led by the Israel Air Force, with backing from the Israel Navy and potentially with additional fire power supplied by ground-based intermediate-range ballistic missiles, according to analysts.
The target bank is constantly being updated by Israel’s military intelligence staff and the military [...]

Exclusive: Israel’s air maneuver did not simulate possible Iran strike strategy

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Military, Attack, Blitz, Capability, Conjunction, Crete, Greek Air Force, helicopters, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel Nuclear, Israeli Air Force, Long Distance, Maneuver, Military Sources, natanz, Nuclear Facilities, Reactor, Rehearsal, Tactic, Uranium Enrichment Plant, Warplanes

DEBKAfile’s Western military sources do not believe that if Israel does attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will resort to the old-fashioned aerial blitz tactic employed in 1981 for bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor. They therefore challenge the US officials’ conclusion that Israel’s aerial exercise in conjunction with the Greek Air Force over Crete in early June [...]

Mercantilism – The End of Free Trade

Posted by Matt in December 26th, 2007 | 1 comment

Published in China, Trade, Adjunct, Economic Philosophy, Flanks, Free-Trade, Hugo Chavez, Maneuver, Mercantilism, Military Power, National Prosperity, Navies, New Mercantilism, Ominous Development, Peru Trade, Piece Of Advice, Political Independence, Political Interests, Renminbi, Silver Coin, Trade Surpluses, Train Wreck, Vladimir Putin, World Economy

Here’s today quiz. What do the following have in common: (a) Vladimir Putin; (b) China’s currency, the renminbi; (c) the U.S.-Peru trade agreement; and (d) Hugo Chavez? Answer: They all reflect the “new mercantilism.” It’s an ominous development affecting the world economy. Even as countries become more economically interdependent, they’re also growing more nationalistic. They’re [...]