NOSI is taking a short break and will next update on Monday March 3rd. See you then!
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The Atlantic – Robert Kaplan writes that with rising Islamic fundamentalism, weak government, and not enough dry land for its 150 million people, Bangladesh could use a break. Instead, it must face the catastrophic threat of climate change.
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New York Times – Several recent events, from an eagle-eyed spotting of an image on Google Earth to an overt military delivery from Russia, suggest that China is continuing its rapid expansion of a submarine fleet that would be particularly useful in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan.
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Washington Post – AH-1 Super Cobra pilot Katie Horner has blasted the enemy with missiles and a three-barrel 20mm turreted cannon. Being a woman hasn’t made her any less lethal.
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Harvard Independent – General Zinni on The Long War: “I give us an A+ on tactics, I give us a C maybe operationally dealing with it, and I would give us an F strategically in how we deal with al-Qaida and think about terrorism.”
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New York Times Magazine – The counterinsurgency in Afghanistanís Korengal Valley is one day after another of difficult decisions and bloody consequences. Hearts and minds are hardening.
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Virginian Pilot – As the Army struggles to meet monthly recruiting goals, awarding huge cash bonuses and lowering educational standards, Navy recruiters say they might have found a powerful and distinctive sales pitch for the sea service.
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Armed Forces Journal – The strengths and weaknesses of Taiwanís defense strategy emerge.
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BBC – The US defence secretary has said that the shooting down of a disabled spy satellite with a missile shows the country’s missile defence system works.

Washington Post – Spy Satellite’s Downing Shows a New U.S. Weapon Capability.

CNN – Pentagon confident satellite’s toxic fuel destroyed.
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Marine Corps Times – Sean Naylor on the actions of Marine Special Operations Company Fox in Afghanistan.
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Kansas City Star – An interview with LTC John Nagl.
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CNN – The U.S. Navy will likely attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite Thursday, the day after the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land
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NOSI is taking a short break and will next update on Tuesday February 19th. See you then!
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BBC – The US Navy is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth in the next few weeks.

CNN – U.S. to try to shoot down errant satellite.
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Air Force – Some call it ìPredator on steroids,î but that doesnít begin to describe this new aircraft.
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Associated Press – U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers, including one that buzzed an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend. One Russian Tupolev 95 flew directly over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 58 miles out.
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New York Times – The Army is accustomed to protecting classified information. But when it comes to the planning for the Iraq war, even an unclassified assessment can acquire the status of a state secret.

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Air Force – The American emphasis will be on air and sea power, with fewer boots on the ground.
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New York Times – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the anti-Rumsfeld: cautious, courteous and conciliatory. But will that be enough to bring Washington together on Iraq and Iran?
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The Atlantic – James Fallows writes that the Chinese are subsidizing the American way of life. Are we playing them for suckers – or are they playing us?
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