The Harvard Law Record – Noam Chomsky: Iran pursuing nuclear weapons out of fear

Posted by Matt in March 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, general, Communism, Conclusion, Countries, Fear, Harvard Law Record, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Marxism, National Safety, Noam Chomsky, Nuclear Weapons, Posture, United States, Way Of Thinking

This is typical Leftist thinking. Troublemaker countries like Iran are truly victims. Who is the victimizer? Countries that are successful and powerful like America and Israel.
This is a sick and dangerous way of thinking that literally says bad is good and good is bad. This thinking is just as dangerous as Marxism/Communism.
His conclusion is [...]

China rhetoric raises threat concerns

Posted by Matt in March 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, beijing, China Threat, ChinaThreat, Chinese Military Officials, Communist Government, Liu, Posture, Rhetoric, Sprint, Washington Times

Recent statements by Chinese military officials are raising concerns among U.S. analysts that the communist government in Beijing is shifting its oft-stated “peaceful rise” policy toward an aggressive, anti-U.S. posture.
The most recent sign appeared with the publication of a government-approved book by Senior Col. Liu Mingfu that urges China to “sprint” toward becoming the world’s [...]

Beijing’s sharply ratchets up anti-U.S. rhetoric after Taiwan announcement

Posted by Matt in February 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, beijing, Global Power, Harshness, Posture, Rhetoric, Taiwan China, Taking Steps, Toughness, United States

China is taking steps to toughen its posture toward the United States by more openly asserting its global power. Beijing’s new toughness includes increasing the harshness and volume of criticism of the United States, something that in the past it deliberately muted.
Beijing’s sharply ratchets up anti-U.S. rhetoric after Taiwan announcement

Chinks in the armour – China – World – NEWS – The Times of India

Posted by Matt in October 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Armour, Army Officer, Border Disputes, Border Management, Central China, China World, Da Qaidam, Deployment, Indo China, Launch Pads, Missile Launch, Neighbours, Posture, Range Ballistic Missiles, Rise Of China, Sabre, Satellite Pictures, Tibetan Plateau, Times Of India, Urgency

“All this talk of the ‘peaceful rise’ of China should not lull us into sleep,” says a senior army officer. He draws attention to Chinese deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles on the Tibetan plateau, which clearly target India. Besides, a satellite pictures analysis shows 58 missile launch pads and command and control facilities spread over [...]

Barack Obama ready to slash US nuclear arsenal | The Guardian

Posted by Matt in September 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Nuclear, Arsenal World, Barack Obama, Critical Requirement, Dangerous Period, Deep Cuts, Defending America, European Officials, First Draft, Insanity, New Generations, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Posture Review, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons Doctrine, Pentagon, Perfect Storm, Posture, superpower, World War I, world-war-II

As I have stated several times over the last few years, we are entering a dangerous period due to the decline of the United States. Historically, the decline of a superpower is a critical requirement for a major war like World War I and World War II.
For Obama to significantly reduce our nuclear arsenal during [...]

Pentagon Checks Arsenal in Race for Nuclear Treaty – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in September 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Ambitions, American Military, arsenal, Binding Treaty, Bombers, Bottom Line, Bush Administration, Deep Cuts, Impending Deadline, Last Time, Missiles, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Posture, Nuclear Treaty, Nuclear Warheads, Obama, Pentagon, Posture, Small States, submarines

The last time the Pentagon reviewed its nuclear posture, in 2001, it concluded that the American military could get by with 1,700 to 2,200 nuclear warheads at the ready, a level the Bush administration found comfortable even as it demurred over a binding treaty with Russia.
Now both sides want to go even lower. Russia is [...]

US sounds alarm on China seapower – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Beijing China, Blogged, China News, China Yahoo, Chinese Ships, Flock Browser, Military Experts, Posture, Seapower, Senate Hearing, South China Sea, Tension, United States, Vietnam, Yahoo, Yahoo News

The United States voiced concern Wednesday about rising tension between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea as a senator led calls to boost US seapower faced with Beijing’s growing military.
Experts at a Senate hearing pointed to a string of incidents — including standoffs this year between US and Chinese ships — as evidence [...]

Briefing on US-Russian Nuclear Forces

Posted by Matt in April 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, arsenal, Ballistic Missile, Bombers, Delivery Vehicles, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Land And Sea, Next Five Years, Nuclear Posture Review, Parity, Posture, Russia, Russian Nuclear Forces, Triad, Ussia

Russia’s nuclear forces are expected to drop well below 500 offensive strategic delivery vehicles within the next five years, less than one-third of what’s permitted by the 1991 START treaty. Unless the next U.S. Nuclear Posture Review significantly reduces the number of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, that single leg of the U.S. Triad of nuclear [...]

Dangerous Leviathans: Russia’s Bad Philosophy

Posted by Matt in April 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in New Cold War, Russia, 17th Century, Authoritarian State, Cold-War, English Philosopher Thomas, Fears, Gladiators, Karl Marx, Leviathans, Muscles, Philosophy, Posture, Russia, Russians, Thomas Hobbes, Vladimir Lenin, weapons, Worrisome Trends

An assertive Russia has raised fears of a new Cold War by cracking down at home and flexing its muscles abroad. But to understand those worrisome trends, forget about Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin—certainly most Russians have.
Think back instead to the 17th-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, who thought that the natural human condition is a [...]

Naïveté Invites Aggression

Posted by Matt in April 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Aggression, Armaments, Arms Control, Article Points, Biological Weapons, Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Collapse Of The Soviet Union, Dangerous Illusion, Defense Posture, Democratic Nation, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Outlaw, Persistence, Posture, Ronald Regan, Russians, World War I, Wsj

The article points out how historically arms control actually had the opposite effect intended. Arms control helped facilitate World War I & II. It caused the Soviet Union to secretly ramp up production of banned biological weapons.
It wasn’t arms control that facilitated the collapse of the Soviet Union. The tough defense posture by Ronald Regan [...]