Cognitive Dissonance is a term I’ve mentioned before. It’s the uncomfortable feeling you have when you realize that you are expressing belief in two mutually incompatible ideas. It’s the way US VP Kamala Harris should feel when she says that an Israeli ground operation in Rafah would be a big mistake. The US government knows … More Gaza War 24 Mar
The UN has just, once again, given the world a large serving of Red Herring. For anyone who might not be familiar with the term, a Red Herring is not a fish. A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. In this case. it’s talking about the Arab-Israel … More Red Herring at the UN
One of the more important books in my library is “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign policy” by Henry Kissinger. It’s not the only book I have dealing with the horrible threat of mutual destruction by nuclear weapons. The threat is real. It can happen on purpose or through miscalculation. And it’s the reason the US government … More Who Blinks First?
The current War in Ukraine has a lot of examples of both of these. I don’t include anything Vladimir Putin has said in either category. His utterances are just plain lies. But there are other examples. When I first heard that some NATO. former Warsaw Pact, nations were going to give Ukraine fighter aircraft my … More Fake News and Disinformation
I’m a graduate of the US Navy Nuclear Weapon Handling Course. A few decades ago I was even in charge of a team that might have been called upon to move a nuclear weapon from one location to another. Part of that course included learning about the effects of nuclear weapons. They’re really frightening. So … More Like a Trailer for a Horror Movie
The ship on the right in the picture can easily be identified as the Russian cruiser ASKOLD. She was unique in having 5 funnels. But the picture seems to show her with contrasting stripes of color amidships. There is no record that I now of showing ASKOLD ever received any such camouflage. So what is … More A Confusing Photograph of a Ship in Camouflage
The Russian Fleet in the Black Sea apparently used camouflage on some of their ships. Other Russian warships of that era, with one exception, did not try to use camouflage.
Many people know that the major naval powers camouflaged their warships in the Second World War. The Russian fleet, however, has received little attention. Possibly because of the nature of the then Communist regime. In any case, here are some examples of camouflage on Soviet ships of that era.
The watchdogs for the agreement on Iran limiting storage and production of nuclear materials have confirmed that Iran is violating the agreement. The Iranian government has confirmed this. This US pulled out of the agreement because it was not an effective deterrent for Iran to proceed with the construction of a nuclear weapon. The iranian … More Iran – “Playing with Fire”
Monday and Tuesday of this week were special days. Israel made them days of remembrance for the victory of the allies over Nazi Germany. in israel, the date follows the Russian custom of celebration on 9 May, but this year 9 My was Israel Independence day, so the V-E day programs were delayed. On … More Remembering WWII
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