Check out this fabulously informative article on Chinese SSBNs. The PLAN is building between four and six Jin-class nuclear ballistic missile subs, which when complete will constitute a deterrent on the same order as that possessed by France or the United Kingdom. According to the...
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Good Christ, the idiocy is flowing like wine this morning from the right. It's hardly surprising that right-wing bloggers can't tell the difference between the argument that a) North Korea.
Remarkably interesting post this morning from Hans Kristensen on nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) patrols; last year the United States Navy conducted 31 deterrent patrols, as compared to a combined.
Gitlin forwards me the following on the SSBN crash:To the tactical oceanographer, the Atlantic may be less large than it at first appears. It seems the British sub was heading out to sea, while the French vessel was returning from patrol. Both captains, with similar...
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Much of interest here:Early in 2008, the Israeli government signaled that it might be preparing to take matters into its own hands. In a series of meetings, Israeli officials asked.
Russian submarine launched ballistic missile tests not going well:“After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded into the air” - Russian MoD spokesman to Interfax 23 Dec 08That's three successful launches out of eight tries. Three out of eight...
I can't recommend highly enough the BBC Radio program "The Human Button," which explores the human element of the British nuclear deterrent. The program interviews a number of former government.
Speaking of nuclear deterrence, check out this report from Robert Norris and Hans Kristensen on Indian nuclear capabilities. Brief summary; India currently has 50-70 operational warheads, and its only reliable.
Peter Juul makes the case:Israel’s nuclear deterrent is shrouded in secrecy, but it is estimated to have between 100 and 200 nuclear warheads. Like the United States, Israel’s nuclear delivery forces are structured to form a “triad” of air, land, and sea-based systems. Israel’s long-range...
The Astute Bloggers make a claim:I have believed from the start that Bush should have nuked Tora Bora in 2001. The GWOT would have ended right then and there. It.
I had been mildly warming to the idea of keeping Robert Gates on for a time as Secretary of Defense under a hypothetical Obama administration; he's done a credible job,.