NOSI is taking a short break and will next be updated on Tuesday August 2. I have included weekend reading for the next two weekends. See you in August!
Daily Archives: July 21, 2005
Port Security – Port Insecurity
Government Computer News – Ensuring the security of what goes in and out of the nation’s ports is a massive undertaking that has been hindered by small-agency budgets, technological limitations and jurisdictional questions.
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US Navy – Analysts question cost of new US Navy destroyer
Reuters – Budget analysts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday the cost of building the new DD(X) destroyer could be too high even by the standards of Pentagon officials.
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History – Colonel Fraser West
Leatherneck – Equally at home in the rodeo arena or on the ski slopes, this World War II leatherneck remains home on the range with his working ranch.
US Navy – Has the Red CrossñAdorned Hospital Ship Become Obsolete?
Naval War College Review – How well should hospital ships be protected?
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US Navy – From Here to There
Naval War College Review – Today’s decisions about strategy and force planning fundamentally influence future strategy and force posture. A proposed “Strategy and Force Planning Framework” may help planners and strategists ask the right questions, appreciate complex dynamics, and address in a comprehensive way the important factors present in strategic decision making.
Geopolitics – Regime Change and Its Limits
Foreign Affairs – So far, the Bush administration has shown it would like to resolve its problems with North Korea and Iran the same way it did with Iraq: through regime change. It is easy to see why. But the strategy is unlikely to work, at least not quickly enough. A much broader approach — involving talks, sanctions, and the threat of force — is needed.
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