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High Stakes Game of Chicken on the Korean Peninsula
The USS George Washington and her Battle Group arrived in the Yellow Sea The game is on. The U.S. Navy and South Korean Navy task forces are moving into position, the South Korean Military is on its highest peacetime alert … Continue reading
Filed under Korean Conflicts, Military, national security, Navy Ships, US Navy
Forerunners of the Next Generation: The New Mexico Class, USS New Mexico, USS Idaho and USS Mississippi
New Mexico BB-40 in 1930 before moderization The Battleships of the Nevada and Pennsylvania classes had established American ship design as second to none in 1916. At the same time the US Navy was planning advances in engineering systems that … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, Navy Ships, world war two in the pacific
Iran Makes Noise in Persian Gulf: Obama Dispatches Patriots and Ships to Deter
Mahmoud Ahamadinejad threatens a “harsh blow at global arrogance” Something is going on in Iran. The despotic regime of Mahmoud Ahamadinejad has been cracking down on dissidents and protestors over the last few months since the disputed presidential election. Two … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign Policy, Military, national security
