DeM Banter: always find these type articles fascinating...nukes are like ogres...and ogres are like onions....they have layers... Wall Street Journal February 12, 2013 Pg. 13 Global View The president is setting the stage for a world with more nukes in the wrong hands. As a young Soviet military officer, Viktor Esin was stationed in Cuba …
Pentagon Readies Budget Ax Naval Deployments, Air Force Flying Time and Army Training Face Cuts in March By Dion Nissenbaum
DeM Banter: well...at least the world is peaceful...[insert sarcasm here]. And good thing Mr Gordon Adams, with all his 1990s expertise can see right through this evil Republican ploy [insert more sarcasm here]...wow, the politics of it all... is very telling, but lets ponder the impact on real lives here and national security...sure would be …
A TAX TO PAY FOR WAR By R. Russell Rumbaugh
DeM Banter: Something I have been pondering for a long time... thinking it is a tad late now and the public would balk. However, think back to Sept 12, 2001... thinking a war tax would have sold back then BIG time, might have missed the bus on that one. Several loop holes I could see …
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5 Homeland Security ‘Bots Coming to Spy on You (If They Aren’t Already)
DeM Banter: I am really not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch... very much a realist, but I will admit to watching one too many cheesy SciFi movies and being a huge fan of Orwell and Huxley--so I might be in need of some "help." BUT... given all that we know on technology and the RPA …
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Old Rules In A New Fight By Michael Gerson
DeM Banter: interesting how certain aspects of warfare change yet we are so slow to adapt. The info age has changed much in the way we engage our enemies, might be a good time to push politics off the table, take a quick look at history, adapt and move forward... Washington Post February 8, 2013 …
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Thinking The Unthinkable: The Economist
DeM Banter: What could possibly go wrong? Interesting times ahead, that's for sure... this should seriously cause Americans to lay awake at night and wonder, what should our Federal Government be responsible for? Defense? The decay won't happen over night by any stretch...but like I often ponder...where will we be in 5-10 years? Thoughts? The …
Stealth Wars Require Rules, Too By Jack Goldsmith
DeM Banter: several years ago I penned a piece on what the Information Revolution may do to warfare as I compared what the Industrial Revolution did. The changes are large and getting larger as this war/conflict continues (I'm not sure we even know what to call it, as state on state conflict still exists...but has …
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The Right Way To Cut Pentagon Spending By Michele A. Flournoy
DeM Banter: Ms Flournoy has some great points...give her name a quick google search and you will quickly see...big thinker with great ideas. Wall Street Journal February 5, 2013 Pg. 15 The U.S. has an abysmal record of postwar drawdowns that undermine military readiness and modernization Whether or not Congress avoids sequestration by March 1, …
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The Force Of Tomorrow The Army’s top general on the future of war: By Gen. Ray Odierno
DeM Banter: strong piece from the Army Chief... ForeignPolicy.com February 4, 2013 Over the past 11 years of continuous combat, the Army made great strides at the tactical and operational levels of war. We evolved our tactics, fielded new equipment, and modified our organizations, all while combating determined enemies. These changes were necessary, and they …
The World in 2033: Big Thinkers And Futurists Share Their Thoughts: Forbes
forbes.com / view original DeM Banter: I am always fascinated with future thought... part of the reason I love The Next 100 Years by George Friedman. Some strong thoughts here, I have only posted Robert Kaplan on Global Conflict but there is a link below to all these thought leaders. Put yourself back in 1993. Could you have predicted the success of …
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