http://defensetech.org/2009/01/16/the-art-of-wmds/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Sat, 26 May 2012 02:56:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2009/01/16/the-art-of-wmds/#comment-95943 UNRR Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:00:23 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4289#comment-95943 This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 1/18/2009, at The Unreligious Right This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 1/18/2009, at The Unreligious Right

]]> http://defensetech.org/2009/01/16/the-art-of-wmds/#comment-80712 John Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:57:24 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4289#comment-80712 "Four things greater than all things are; Women and horses and power and war." ~The Ballad of the King's Jest “Four things greater than all things are;
Women and horses and power and war.“
~The Ballad of the King’s Jest

]]> http://defensetech.org/2009/01/16/the-art-of-wmds/#comment-95942 Wembley Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:45:05 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4289#comment-95942 Kipling was never pro-war - and was scathing abut it after his son was killed in WWI. It would also be misleading to describe him as an imperialist, though he was adopted by the Empire. Kipling was never pro-war — and was scathing abut it after his son was killed in WWI. It would also be misleading to describe him as an imperialist, though he was adopted by the Empire.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2009/01/16/the-art-of-wmds/#comment-95941 Kevin Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:36:13 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4289#comment-95941 I think the midgetman launcher lives in the outdoor museum at Hill AF base north of Salt Lake. It's a pretty nice museum, though the midgetman TEL wasn't in great shape in 2001. I think the midgetman launcher lives in the outdoor museum at Hill AF base north of Salt Lake. It’s a pretty nice museum, though the midgetman TEL wasn’t in great shape in 2001.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2009/01/16/the-art-of-wmds/#comment-95940 SMSgt Mac Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:45:21 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4289#comment-95940 Heh. I was just having a chat today with a younger coworker who crew-chiefed A-10s in OIF and didn't see why the next nuclear bomber shouldn't be unmanned. The discussion evolved into a discussion of eras and how perspectives are shaped by experience. He had never heard of the Palomares episode. I was surprised (considering the WMD angles) to find out that in preparation he didn't have to do gas chamber drills, and had little experience above MOPP 0. He had never heard of the kind of full blown shelter and force reconstitution exercises we used to go through regularly, much less working a full day at MOPP 4 like we regularly did in the 70s-80s. I suspect this probably varies much by unit and mission these days. Heh. I was just having a chat today with a younger coworker who crew-chiefed A-10s in OIF and didn’t see why the next nuclear bomber shouldn’t be unmanned. The discussion evolved into a discussion of eras and how perspectives are shaped by experience. He had never heard of the Palomares episode. I was surprised (considering the WMD angles) to find out that in preparation he didn’t have to do gas chamber drills, and had little experience above MOPP 0. He had never heard of the kind of full blown shelter and force reconstitution exercises we used to go through regularly, much less working a full day at MOPP 4 like we regularly did in the 70s-80s. I suspect this probably varies much by unit and mission these days.

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