The Atlantic – Soldiers, spies, and diplomats conduct a classic Pentagon war gameówith sobering results. From James Fallows, a fascinating look at the options available to the U.S. to counter Iran’s development of nuclear weapons.
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Monthly Archives: November 2004
US Marines – DÈjá Vu All Over Again?
Marine Corps Gazette – The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Here, the author reminds Marines that as they look toward the future, many lessons can be learned by studying the Small Wars Manual.
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US Marines – In Falluja, Young Marines Saw the Savagery of an Urban War
New York Times – A close-up chronicle of the most sustained period of street-to-street fighting that the U.S. has encountered since Vietnam.
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US Navy – Adm. Fallon: 'We Are on Our Way to a New Navy'
Sea Power – The view from the Commander, Fleet Forces Command.
Indian Navy – India admiral fears sub production delay
UPI – Indian Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash has said the delay in a project to locally manufacture submarines is “a big dent” in India’s “national security matrix.”
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Geopolitics / America – Riding for a Fall
Foreign Affairs – Three long-term trends are threatening to bankrupt America: the burgeoning costs of waging the war on terrorism, the U.S. economy’s increasing reliance on foreign capital, and rapid aging throughout the developed world. Washington must understand that committing the United States to a broader global role while ignoring the financial costs of doing so is deeply irresponsible.
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History – Heroic Effort Paved Way for Victory in the Battle Off Samar
Sea Power – If the battle for Surigao Strait, fought early on the morning of Oct. 25, 1944, ranks as one of the most decisive in American naval history, the engagement off Samar that occurred shortly thereafter rates as one of the most heroic.
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Royal Australian Navy – Go-ahead to $6bn navy ship project
AAP – Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to install the latest version of a computerised combat system in Collins and US Navy submarines.
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US Marines – Marine Officers See Risk in Cuts in Falluja Force
New York Times – Senior Marine intelligence officers in Iraq are warning that if American troop levels in the Falluja area are significantly reduced during reconstruction there, as has been planned, insurgents in the region will rebound from their defeat.
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US Navy – Lockheed Martin Expands Missions for Littoral Craft Concept
Sea Power – Lockheed Martin has expanded yet again the missions proposed for its Covert High-Speed Attack & Reconnaissance Craft (CHARC). Originally envisioned primarily as a surface warfare platform, Lockheed has added the support of Special Operations Forces and, subsequently, littoral antisubmarine warfare and mine countermeasures to its repertoire. An unmanned version also is under consideration.
Israeli Navy – The navy is well prepared
Haaretz – The foreign submarine that secretly entered Israel’s territorial waters and quickly left upon being discovered by the Israel Navy was probably American or French, experts say. The possibility that it was Iranian, Egyptian or Syrian has been ruled out completely.
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US Marines – Small Unit Leadership in Future Security and Stability Operations
Marine Corps Gazette – Several years ago the Army began the use of the acronym, SASO (stability and support operations), as a counter to the staid MOOTW (military operations other than war). The Marines have adopted the SASO acronym to mean security and stability operations as describing current activities in Iraq. The author stresses the importance of decentralization and small unit leadership in SASO.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – China 'sorry' over mystery sub
BBC – China has apologised for what it called an accidental incursion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters last week, Tokyo has said.
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US Navy – US spy plane spotted flying along Russian border
Kazinform – A US P-3 Orion has been intercepted off of Russia.
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Iraq – Troops Climbing First Rung of Steep Ladder
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks on what comes next for the insurgency in Iraq after Fallujah.
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US Navy – Navy Unit Discovers Perils In Task of Rebuilding Fallujah
Washington Post – With the SeaBees in Fallujah.
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US Marines – War Images
PBS NewsHour – The U.S. military began investigating the videotaped shooting of an unarmed and wounded man in Fallujah by a Marine. Ray Suarez leads a discussion about what ramifications the footage will have on the U.S. military in Iraq and the Arab world.
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Germany's Blunder
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind on how the US risks making the strategic mistake the Germans made in both World Wars.
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US Navy – Ohio Subs Would Be Best Basing Mode for New Interceptor Missile
Sea Power – The U.S. ballistic-missile defense system will be significantly enhanced with the deployment of the new Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) being developed to intercept hostile missiles in the boost and midcourse phases of attack. The KEI is a large missile, which is necessary for it to develop the acceleration and speed needed by the missile defense system.
Israeli Navy – Israel says submarine infiltrated its coastal waters
Associated Press – A foreign submarine slipped into Israeli waters last week, cruising the coastline near Lebanon before being detected and departing, Israeli authorities said Monday.
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Iraq – How Iraq Came Undone
New Yorker – Jon Lee Anderson talks to The New Yorkerís Amy Davidson about the situation on the ground, Falluja, and what the Presidential election means for Iraq.
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US Marines – Marines Deliver in Mountain Storm
US Naval Institute Proceedings – In its deployment to Afghanistan earlier this year, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) highlighted the contributions Marine air- ground task forces make to joint commands and validated the effectiveness of hard predeployment training.
Israeli Navy – Navy acquires three new fast-class ships
Jerusalem Post – The Israel Navy has commissioned three Israeli-made Super Dvora Mk-III fast patrol ships in a generational leap for its protection of the coast.
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Iraq – Barren Ground for Democracy
New York Times – Robert Kaplan on how the US should be pragmatic in its attempts to introduce democracy into Iraq.
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Iraq – Letter From Iraq: Out on the Street.
New Yorker – The United Statesí de-Baathification program fuelled the insurgency. Is it too late for Bush to change course?
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