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Pakistan, con’t.

The Gormogons Posted on May 5, 2011 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

One important factor the Czar omits in the excellent post above is that since Partition, almost all attempts to forge a pan-Pakistani identity have focused on the common denominator of religion: the large majority of Pakistanis are Muslim, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, India, Islamism, Nukes, Pakistan, Serbia, Soviet Union, Taliban

Perfidy?

The Gormogons Posted on February 5, 2011 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

If this is so, no other word leaps to mind. Not having read the cables in question, one doesn’t know if the British press is exaggerating, but if we actually traded UK national-security information to the Russians in exchange for … Continue reading →

Posted in Arms Control, Diplomacy, Evil, Nukes, Russia, The Obama Amateur Hour, United Kingdom

Fair is Fair

The Gormogons Posted on November 7, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

CNN says “GOP senator: Consider neutering Iran’s ‘ability to wage war.’” The Czar could say “Democratic Senators: Recommend blatantly ineffective sanctions against Iran in hopes they just give up on a decades-old quest to achieve nuclear weapons, especially now that … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Iran, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Nukes

How StuxNet Could Work – Updated!

The Gormogons Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Introduction The Czar is impressed with the Volgi’s story regarding the StuxNet virus, although it sounds like StuxNet is more of a trojan horse. (If readers want the best dope on high-end information security, as always your man is Borepatch … Continue reading →

Posted in Complexity, Computers, Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, Iran, Israel, Nukes

Have the Israelis already destroyed Iran’s nuclear-weapons program?

The Gormogons Posted on September 24, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

If this is true, this is an amazing, ninja move. The implications are fairly terrifying, especially if someone develops a less discriminating version. Cyber security experts say they have identified the world’s first known cyber super weapon designed specifically to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, Iran, Israel, Nukes

Friedman and Randian SKYSCRAPERS!

The Gormogons Posted on September 22, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Here’s the thing about this—we used to be able to build some impressive stuff quickly as well. Empire State Building: 410 days. Rockefeller Center (14 buildings): nine years—of which Radio City Music Hall was done in the first two years … Continue reading →

Posted in Apollo 11, China, Empire State Building, Liberal Fascism, Nukes, Statism

MUST READ: Bob Gates, “re-hollowing the military”

The Gormogons Posted on August 17, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Here’s a couple tiny excerpts, but you need to read Arthur Herman’s piece in the upcoming Commentary. Twice. Not just because it jibes extensively with Confucius’s* thoughts on the American military. Seriously. Make time. Print it out. Whatever it takes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, China, Defense spending, Department of Defense, F-22, F-35, Missile defense, Nukes, Robert Gates, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, United States Marine Corps, USAF

Mark Steyn on the Obamite Nostalgia Foreign Policy

The Gormogons Posted on April 17, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Granted that almost all of Obama’s exciting, innovative “change we can believe in” turns out to have been exhumed direct from the sclerotic Seventies to stagger around like a rotting zombie in polyester bell-bottoms from some straight-to-video sequel, there’s still … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Nukes, The Obama Amateur Hour

Dr. K with the line of the day

The Gormogons Posted on April 16, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

What a relief. I don’t know about you, but I lie awake nights worrying about Canadian uranium. I know these people. I grew up there. You have no idea what they’re capable of doing. If Sidney Crosby hadn’t scored that … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Iran, Nukes, Pakistan, The Obama Amateur Hour

How about a nice Hawaiian punch?

The Gormogons Posted on February 9, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 9, 2010

Is that what Tōjō said to FDR? I forget. So Dr. J, the Gormogons’ mid-south operative, writes in with the following news story and some clever analysis reminiscent of that time he dunked from the foul line. Iran anniversary ‘punch’ … Continue reading →

Posted in EMP, Iran, Nukes

Or So The Germans Would Have You Believe

The Gormogons Posted on October 6, 2009 by 'PuterOctober 6, 2009

Instapundit links to this bit of University of Tennessee news. UT claims to have developed the fourth supercomputer (and first academic supercomputer) to break the petascale barrier. ‘Puer doesn’t know from technology, but GorT and the Mandarin assure ‘Puter this … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Nukes, Technology

Let’s just hope he doesn’t loan them to Rahm Emanuel [Update]

The Gormogons Posted on September 21, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 21, 2009

If this quote in the Guardian is right, then either someone flunked junior-high Civics, or the Administration’s opinion of itself is, uh, expansive? Obama has rejected the Pentagon’s first draft of the “nuclear posture review” as being too timid, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Department of Defense, Nukes, The Obama Amateur Hour

Our sucking up to Iran… [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on September 11, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 11, 2009

…made them feel secure enough to crack heads after the election fraud was revealed, says David Ignatius. One Iranian political figure has told a Western intermediary that the Obama administration may have unwittingly encouraged the regime’s power grab by sending … Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, Appearance of Weakness, Iran, Nukes, Supplication Slapped Down, The Obama Amateur Hour

Urge…to kill…rising

The Gormogons Posted on September 5, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 5, 2009

You know, the Internet is chockablock with fuckwittery, but sometimes you read something that takes the cake. Now unlike the Mandarin, who when too close to a large magnet is overcome by the smell of burnt pork and a compulsion … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberals, Nuclear power (more now please), Nuclear Weapons, Nukes, Stupid People, Terrorism

Hillary: Let’s Just Ignore North Korea

The Gormogons Posted on July 23, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 23, 2009

Everything Hillary knows about North Korea, she learned from Chelsea (pictured, right). The Czar has made numerous accusations, as recently as yesterday, that Democratic foreign policy against tyrants and dictators consists of treating the evil ones as naughtly little children … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, North Korea, Nukes, The Obama Amateur Hour

Nuclear Burma?

The Gormogons Posted on July 21, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 21, 2009

Is Burma, incorrectly called Myanmar by the NYT, looking to engage with North Korea on a nuclear weapon partnership? As far-fetched as this initially seems (the two countries do not enjoy a happy common history), evidently there is enough evidence … Continue reading →

Posted in Burma (not "Myanmar" dammit), Hillary Clinton, North Korea, Nukes

German intelligence: U.S. NIE on cessation of Iran nuke program wrong

The Gormogons Posted on July 21, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 21, 2009

The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, has amassed evidence of a sophisticated Iranian nuclear weapons program that continued beyond 2003. This usually classified information comes courtesy of Germany’s highest state-security court. In a 30-page legal opinion on March 26 … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Intelligence Community, Iran, Nukes

Cure for radiation sickness?!

The Gormogons Posted on July 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 20, 2009

Is this possible? Wow. The medication works by suppressing the “suicide mechanism” of cells hit by radiation, while enabling them to recover from the radiation-induced damages that prompted them to activate the suicide mechanism in the first place. Wow. Confucius, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Jews, Miracles and wonders, Nuclear power (more now please), Nukes

“Play ball on Iran, we’ll give up the missile shield.”

The Gormogons Posted on July 8, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 8, 2009

Is our offer to Russia (again). This time the president is stating it publicly: “I know Russia opposes the planned configuration for missile defence in Europe . . . I have made it clear that this system is directed at … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Czech Republic, Diplomacy, Iran, Missile defense, Nukes, Poland, Russia

Iran v. Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt…and Biden?

The Gormogons Posted on July 6, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 6, 2009

So evidently, Joe Biden has given Israel permission to take on Iran. By that, we mean hardball. Yeah, the US would like to see Iran negotiate, but “If the Netanyahu government decides to take a course of action different than … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Foreign Policy, Geopolitical Destabilization For Fun And Entertainment, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Nukes, Saudi Arabia

Re: Could have been a game-changer

The Gormogons Posted on July 1, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 1, 2009

Oops. I was correcting a typo in GorT’s post on the Ho 229, and I accidentally published it in advance of its scheduled time, below my long post about Gov. Sanford. Apologies to GorT. Everyone click here now. Let me … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Nukes, World War II

Update on Kang Nam

The Gormogons Posted on June 30, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 30, 2009

If you are about done with Michael Jackson, you may be interested to hear that the Kang Nam has turned around. This ship, which is suspected of carrying illegal materials, has been shadowed by the U.S.S. John McCain for weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in North Korea, Nukes, USS John McCain

Iran: Don’t Believe the Hype. (And, Yo! Bum Rush the Show!) [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

…what stuns me about the commentary over the last couple of days is the perception that the regime has done something shocking with this election. The regime isn’t any different today than it was the day before the election, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran, Naïveté, Nukes, What is to be done?

Specifically, the Specifics

The Gormogons Posted on June 10, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 10, 2009

The nominee for Assistant Secretary of State is the hockeyly-named Kurt Campbell, who testified in his Senate confirmation hearings that the United States will not accept a nuclear North Korea. Nor should it, and Mr. Campbell (80 GP, 20 G … Continue reading →

Posted in North Korea, Nukes, Obama Administration

If we do this, then maybe Kim & Ahmadinejad will too!

The Gormogons Posted on June 3, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 3, 2009

Is, seriously, the rationale for our publicizing to the IAEA where all our nuclear facilities are and what they’ve got in them. Mike Goldfarb has the scoop.` Gee, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, and “removed from the Web?” Maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Nukes

Nork Nuke Madness: Made in China?

The Gormogons Posted on June 2, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 2, 2009

So hypothesizes Anne Applebaum. Read the whole thing, but: Perhaps the North Koreans have stepped up their war rhetoric, and their war preparations, because China wants them to do so. China is the one country that actually has influence over … Continue reading →

Posted in China, North Korea, Nukes, War

Mark Steyn on the Nork Nuke

The Gormogons Posted on May 31, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 31, 2009

Doesn’t Kim Jong Il have a compelling personal story? Like Sonia, he grew up in a poor neighborhood (North Korea), yet he’s managed to become a nuclear power, shattering the glass ceiling to take his seat at the old nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Iran, Mark Steyn, North Korea, Nukes

Tough Talk Is Still Talk

The Gormogons Posted on May 30, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 30, 2009

Well now we are mad. The US warns North Korea not to launch a rocket over Japan. And we warn them not to do any more nuclear tests. Okay, well, this time, SecDef Gates says that if North Korea lets … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Barack Obama, North Korea, Nukes, Robert Gates

Best Quote on North Korean Tension

The Gormogons Posted on May 28, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 28, 2009

Yeah, it is tough to top a line like this on why North Korea will not carry out its threats to attack US and ROK interdiction vessels: “The location of mansions where Pyongyang’s leaders enjoy their Hennessy cognac is well … Continue reading →

Posted in Geopolitical Destabilization For Fun And Entertainment, North Korea, Nukes

Re: Obama’s Secret Nuclear…

The Gormogons Posted on May 26, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 26, 2009

The Czar is glad someone addressed North Korea today! All the Czar can add is this. Successful underground test of a functional, remotely detonated nuclear weapon? Check! Successful test of an extended range rocket capable of carrying a functional, remotely … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, North Korea, Nukes, United Nations

Obama’s Secret North Korea Disarmament Diplomacy

The Gormogons Posted on May 26, 2009 by 'PuterMay 26, 2009

The Gormogons’ network of informants tells ‘Puter that President Obama’s ordered a t-shirt with the logo (pictured, right) with a shipping address of “Only Dwelling With Electricity And Plumbing, The Hermit Kingdom.” That’s certain to change Kim’s mind on his … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, North Korea, Nukes

Indians Not On War Path

The Gormogons Posted on May 15, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 15, 2009

Your Czar and Your Mandarin have a conversation: A tasteless title up there, but the Czar could not get it out of his head any other way. Your inscrutable Mandarin and your Czar were surprised that what should really be … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Nukes, Pakistan, Taliban

An axis of…what?

The Gormogons Posted on March 21, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 21, 2009

That the Pyongyang-Damascus-Tehran nuclear axis went undetected and unacknowledged for so long is an intelligence failure of the highest magnitude. It represents a plain unwillingness to allow hard truths to overcome well-entrenched policy views disguised as intelligence findings. Confucius, Œc. … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Intelligence Community, Iran, North Korea, Nukes, Syria

America needs a Divine Wind?

The Gormogons Posted on February 24, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 24, 2009

GorT’s imaginary father, Thomas Sowell,* is imagining some nightmare scenarios for the American-Iranian clash we’re staggering involuntarily towards. And when I say nightmares, I mean my literal waking nightmare of our natal Washington vanishing in a shockwave and fireball. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Deterrence, Iran, Nukes, Thomas Sowell

Thanks a lot, President Bush

The Gormogons Posted on January 28, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.January 28, 2009

A commenter (dag, E.K.!) e-mails that we are too hard on President Obama and have whitewashed the enormities and foibles of President Bush. Our position: we started this blog after all the Bush controversies were long settled into obsessive partisan … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Dubya, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Nukes, Russia

Westendämmerung, DPRK edition

The Gormogons Posted on October 13, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 13, 2008

So, yeah, I forgot to blog about North Korea’s negotiating its way off our terror-sponsoring list. Too depressing, I guess. Anyway, just so your Monday is no happier than ours (as Redskins fans), here’s John Bolton telling you why it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Japan, North Korea, Nukes

So while V.V. Putin continues his transformation…

The Gormogons Posted on October 10, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 10, 2008

…into a James Bond villain (judo! flyfishing! tiger tranquilizing! Seriously, how long until he starts showing up in public walking his new pet tiger on a chain and followed by a Yakut with a spike-laden, throwable shapka?), we find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Bond—James Bond, Iran, Israel, Nukes, Putin that Chekist хуй, Tigers, Yakuts

Syria—Syria!—feels emboldened enough…

The Gormogons Posted on October 3, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 3, 2008

…to stiff-arm IAEA nuclear-weapons inspectors. Buckle up, kids. The next decade or so could get really rough. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. gormogons.com

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Posted in Nukes, Syria

RFE/RL Roundup: Bear Watching (10/2) (Updated!)

The Gormogons Posted on October 2, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 2, 2008

So, what’s up with the медведь today? Breaking the Sarkozy agreement and keeping the Europeans out of South Ossetia, schmoozing the Germans, modernizing their nuclear forces (unlike us), spying on the Czechs, monkeying with their democratic window-dressing, and venerating Stalin. … Continue reading →

Posted in Czech Republic, Europe, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Germany, Nukes, Russia

Ok, we played a card.

The Gormogons Posted on September 9, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 9, 2008

A low card. But since the Volgi’s been complaining, he notes this with an iota of approval. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. gormogons.com

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Posted in Nukes, Russia

Narcoleptic?

The Gormogons Posted on August 26, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 26, 2008

This will keep you up nights. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. gormogons.com

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Posted in Iran, Nukes

Atomic Dog? What about an Atomic Bear?

The Gormogons Posted on August 21, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 21, 2008

So, Russia’s got a substantially larger inventory of tactical nukes than we, and have been increasingly cavalier about brandishing them. That can’t be good. Gabriel Schoenfeld writes fairly persuasively on the topic in today’s WSJ: Yet matters are very different … Continue reading →

Posted in F-22, NATO, Nukes, Ronald Reagan, Russia, U.S. Navy

The Bear Growls

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by 'PuterAugust 15, 2008

The question now is whether the bear is wounded by its increasing international isolation, or is it still hungry to reestablish hegemony in its self-declared sphere of influence. “Mmmm, Georgia was good. How about a piece of Poland for dessert?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Ivan, Nukes, Russia

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