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Where will the next deployment take us?

By Lance Bacon on January 11, 2011 Afghanistan, Army, Congress, Iran, Pentagon, UAVs

Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff, said last week that half of combat-ready troops will not be headed for Iraq or the ‘Stan, but instead will be ready to deploy wherever needed. That’s why you’re soon to get new ACUs and in-depth training in full spectrum operations. So, where might this push take you? China and North Korea are always a hot topic. Defense Secretary is in China right now, and this morning described North Korea as a “direct threat” due to “the combination of their continuing nuclear programs but also the progress that they’re making in the development…

One little computer worm can open a big can of worms

By Lance Bacon on November 29, 2010 Congress, cyber warfare, Iran, Outside the wire

Iran’s latest attempts to bring its nuclear power plants online reads something like a Tom Clancy novel. Parts are coming in from a defiant Russia. A key scientist – a specialist in nuclear isotope separation – was killed today by bomb-wielding motorcyclists. And more than 30,000 computers in the system were crippled late last week by a computer worm called Stuxnet, which experts say was calibrated to destroy uranium-enrichment centrifuges by sending them spinning out of control. Iran blames everything on the West and Israel. No one has taken responsibility for any of the attacks. But everyone should play close…

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