Star Wars Strikes Back: Return of Space-Based Missile Defense
Content and Production Editor at Angle of Attack
Bomb dropper, High Desert dweller, baller.
Christopher Buckley
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With North Korean missiles on everyone’s mind, it’s no wonder Americans and their elected representatives are searching for a solution.  While Secretary Mattis has (so far) been successful in convincing a public and a Congress that any military solution to North Korea is messy at best, every time Kim tries something else, we publicly go […]

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Commentary Continued: The Korean Missile Crisis
Content and Production Editor at Angle of Attack
Bomb dropper, High Desert dweller, baller.
Christopher Buckley
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The United States’ goals in North Korea sometimes confuse the international audience. However, the current objective is clear: remove all nuclear weapons and proliferation capability from North Korea. It’s that simple.  Secretary Tillerson provided what was sorely missing, clarity of purpose. North Korea can continue to be international pariahs, so long as they do not […]

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Reflections on Operation BURNT FROST
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Nicole Petrucci
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More than nine years since have passed since Operation BURNT FROST. I hadn’t thought about the event in a long time. While it was the highlight of my newly-minted weapons officer career at Cavalier AFS, ND, after it was over there was little more said about the event. However, the strategic implications from BURNT FROST […]

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