The Doomsday Plane – TIME

Posted by Matt in February 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, Air Force Crew, Cold War Relic, Doomsday Plane, Fuel Nozzle, Handful, Launch, Midair, Midst, Missile Silos, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear War, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Space Creature, Survivor, Tankers, Time Secretary, War Zones, Windshield

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flies around the world to war zones and allies, to China and Russia and Suriname, on a Cold War relic called the Doomsday Plane. Forged in the 1970s by Boeing, it was designed to stay aloft even in the midst of nuclear war. It’s an airborne Pentagon. The plane is [...]

How a Plugged-In DC Think Tank Published a General’s Brutal Intel Critique | Danger Room | Wired.com

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

Published in Military, American Security, Danger Room, Geoff Morrell, Intel, Intelligence Officer, Michael Flynn, Military Circles, Pentagon, Pentagon Officials, Pentagon Spokesman, Press Secretary, Repor, Reuters, Robert Gates, Scathing Critique, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Spy Agencies, Think Tank, Venue

In military circles, the talk all week has been about how and why the top intelligence officer in Afghanistan wound up publishing a scathing critique through a small-but-influential think tank. Now, we’ve got the answers.
When Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn published his tough assessment of the military’s spy agencies in Afghanistan, it caught Pentagon officials by [...]

U.S. – Japan relations chill.

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, Afghanistan, Chill, Dominant Political Party, Guam, Japan Relations, Japanese Government, Military Personnel, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Gates, Tokyo, U S Navy, U S Navy Ships, U S Secretary Of Defense

At present, the dominant political party in Japan has demanded that all U.S. military personnel be removed from Japan, that troop increases in Guam be discontinued, committed Japanese funding to the realignment effort be cancelled, and vessel fueling for U.S. Navy ships supporting operations in Afghanistan be discontinued in January, 2010. U.S. Secretary of Defense [...]

Gates Hints at More Secret Nuke Sites in Iran | Danger Room | Wired.com

Posted by Matt in October 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Bob Gates, Cnn, Danger Room, George Washington, George Washington University, Hillary Clinton, Iran, iranians, Nuclear Program, Nuke, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of State, Sounds, United States, University Forum

Does Bob Gates know about more secret Iranian nuclear sites? It certainly sounds like it.
Speaking alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last night at a CNN/George Washington University forum, Gates addressed a wide variety of topics, the Secretary of Defense dropped what seemed to be a big hint that the United States knows much more [...]

We’ve Been Talking to Iran for 30 Years – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in September 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Geneva, Iranian Leaders, iranians, Misconception, National Defense University, Obama, Place Tomorrow, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Talks With Iran, Truth, Wsj

The Obama administration’s talks with Iran—set to take place tomorrow in Geneva—are accompanied by an almost universally accepted misconception: that previous American administrations refused to negotiate with Iranian leaders. The truth, as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said last October at the National Defense University, is that “every administration since 1979 has reached out to [...]

Preparing the Pentagon for a New Age

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., War, Bad Guys, Capabilities, Contingencies, Current Conflicts, Defense Budgets, Defense Strategy, Department Of Defense, George Bush, Military Assistance, Military Forces, National Security, New Age, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Opportunity Costs, Pentagon, Principle, Priorities, Radar Screen, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Security Risks, Technological Edge, Tradeoffs, United States

I found this article very disturbing. The thought of nuclear war with Russia and/or China is not even on the radar screen of the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.
Think about the threats to the United States today. Yes, there are a lot of bad guys out there gunning for us. However, the amount of damage [...]

2 Leaders Ousted From Air Force in Atomic Errors

Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Air Force, Defense Secretary, Delivery Vehicles, Improvements, James R Schlesinger, Level Task Force, Mr Gates, Nuclear Errors, Nuclear Weapons, Safekeeping, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Robert, Systemic Problems, Us Air Force

The Air Force’s senior civilian official and its highest-ranking general were ousted by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday after an inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons and components found systemic problems in the Air Force.
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So deep and serious are the problems, Mr. Gates said, that he has asked a former secretary of [...]

Navy Lacks Plan to Defend Against `Sizzler’ Missile

Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in China, Iran, Missiles, Russia, Aircraft Carriers, Missile, Secretary Of Defense, Sizzler, U S Navy

The U.S. Navy, after nearly six years of warnings from Pentagon testers, still lacks a plan for defending aircraft carriers against a supersonic Russian-built missile, according to current and former officials and Defense Department documents.
The missile, known in the West as the “Sizzler,” has been deployed by China and may be purchased by Iran. Deputy [...]

Military Power of the People’s Republic of China – Executive Summary

Posted by Matt in July 18th, 2007 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Adversaries, Attrition, China, Contingencies, Deng Xiaoping, Economic Power, Global System, High Intensity, Intensity Conflicts, Liberation Army, Military, Military Advantages, Military Power, Military Technologies, Office Of The Secretary Of Defense, Prosperous China, Quadrennial Defense Review Report, Rapid Rise, Republic Of China, Secretary Of Defense, Taiwan Strait, Term Focus

People’s Republic of China 2007
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Military Power of the People’s Republic of China
A Report to Congress
Military Power of the People’s Republic of China – Executive Summary
Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time;be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.
Deng [...]