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Beirut, October 1983 - Bombing of the Marine Amphibious Unit's (MAU) battalion Landing Team barracks, resulting in the loss of 241 men).
One Author blames the over restrictive rules of engagement (ROE) and says " The Marines in Beirut were ordered by the white house to not load their weapons and prevent/return fire unless specifically authorized by a comissioned officer -- a 22-year-old second lieutenant with 30 days experience in the Fleet Marine Force could issue orders to return fire, but a sergeant major with 30 years experience and three wars under his belt could not - a policy recommended by Robert McFarland and supported by the Corps' Commandant, General P.X. Kelley. (Guerrillas in the Mist, Bob Newman)
Mogadishu, Somalia, approx 1993 - Ambush of a U.S. Army Ranger Heliborne insertion, Rangers and Delta Force.
GPS: is it lulling the military into a false sense of security ?, ( IDR, 9 -1998, pp 32
- 41 ).
McDonnell Douglas reportedly told to expect indictment on China exports :
Catic received the tools, The tools were to have been used to build civilian aircraft,
Novak reported. But some of them were diverted -- in violation of the export licenses --
to a plant that makes, among other things, Silkworm missiles... ( CNN-web site - October
8, 1999 ).
USA seeks to safeguard its military power as technology gathers pace : US national
intelligence council ( JIR, Jan. 2001 )
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Computer Security :
CIA WARNS AGAINST "INFORMATION WARFARE"
CIA Director George Tenet told the Senate Government Affairs Committee recently that China
and several other nations are developing "extraordinary" information warfare
capabilities, and warned that everyone -- from foreign nations' intelligence and military
forces, to industrial competitors, to everyday citizens -- are at risk. According to
Tenet, "It is clear that national developing these programs recognize the value of
attacking a country's computer systems both on the battlefield and in the civilian
arena." National Security Agency head Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minihan concurred, saying
"We are seeing the tip of the iceberg. Even when attacks are detected and reported,
we rarely know who the attacker was."
( Information Week 6 Jul 98 )
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U.S. relaxes encryption export controls :
Under the new rules, such products with strong encryption features would undergo
only a one-time review and then could be sold anywhere in the world except for handful of
nations such as Libya and Iraq.
( September 16, 1999 - Reuters )
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TINY TURBINES TO POWER LAPTOPS
Scientists at MIT's gas-turbine lab predict that sometime around 2000 engines the size of
shirt buttons will begin replacing the batteries now powering handheld computers, cell
phones and camcorders. Lab director Alan Epstein says a turbine-driven power pack could be
made
about 25% smaller than today's lithium batteries and last twice as long between
refuelings. The MIT model resembles a miniature jet engine and runs on butane. The U.S.
Army, which is funding the research, is planning to use the new engines to power GPS
receivers, night-vision goggles and other military gear. ( Business Week 13 Jul 98 )
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS :
NUCLEAR INCIDENTS & ACCIDENTS, OFFICAL US TERMS :
BROKEN ARROW
An event which involves accidental or unauthorised launching of a weapon, or a
nuclear detonation, or a non-nuclear detonation of a nuclear weapon, or burning, or
radioactive contamination, or loss or theft of a nuclear weapon, or when there is an
actual or implied public hazard.
NUCFLASH
A broken Arrow that risks starting a nuclear war.
BENT SPEAR
A Bent Spear is an event which involves evident damage to nuclear weapons or
components, or which requires immediate safety action, or which could result in an adverse
public reaction.
DULL SWORD
A Dull Sword is an accident less serious than a Bent Spear.
FADED GIANT
An accident involving a naval nuclear reactor.
Additional Readings :
Chinese spying is 'pervasive' : US congressional ( Cox ) report, ( JIR, July
1999, p 6 ).
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GLOBAL ARMS SALES SHARES :
United States = 56 % of total ( Previous 26 % ).
Russia = 5 %
Source: VOA, Oct.2, 1993.
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Secret Services :
CIA
Formation = 1947.
-- Before 1967 Arab-Israeli war, USS LLiibberty, a CIA spy ship was attacked by Israeli
Mirages, Mysteres & torpedo carrying ships killing 34 and wounding 75 Americans to
prevent US to intercept their communications.
-- Jonathan Jay Pollard, an American Jeww in US naval intelligence, was used by Israel to
spy on US. This affair caught intense media coverage.
Additional Readings :
Mossad - Israel's Most Secret Service, by Ronald Payne, CORGI BOOKS.
US citizen expelled on spying charges by North-Korea ( JIR, Dec. 1998, p 48 ).
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