NOSI - Naval Open Source IntelligenceNaval Open Source Intelligence is a digital library of world naval operational news curated from open source intelligence by Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D. (www.nosi.org)Russian Navy - Russia plans Arctic military build-up- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Daily Telegraph - Russia has raised the stakes in the international scramble for the Arctic by announcing it will boost its military presence in the region to protect its "national interests".http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/2111507/Russia-plans-Arctic-milita... Terrorism - The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism: Why Osama bin Laden Still Matters- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Foreign Affairs - Marc Sageman claims that al Qaeda's leadership is finished and today's terrorist threat comes primarily from below. But the terrorist elites are alive and well, and ignoring the threat they pose will have disastrous consequences.http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080501fareviewessay87310/bruce-hoffman/the-myth-of-grass-r... Military Space - The Sky Is Falling- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Atlantic - An interesting article that puts the material discussed here in a different perspective by describing a poorly understood but serious threat to mankind. The odds that a potentially devastating space rock will hit Earth this century may be as high as one in 10. So why isnt NASA trying harder to prevent catastrophe And why is the US Air Force interested in working this problemhttp://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200806/asteroids Editorial Note - NOSI on break until July 1- (Found July 2, 2008 ) NOSI is taking a summer break and will next update on July 1. During this time, please consider visiting our related site and downloading the War Studies Primer for an introductory course on the study of war. Look at slides 2 and 3 in the War Studies Primer for its Table of Contents, and then choose a lecture to read and enjoy.http://www.nosi.org/ Iraq - Army study: Iraq occupation was understaffed- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Associated Press - A nearly 700-page study released Sunday by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation.http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h8XNLL64ZdzZlLe0AW2ExTyg0gBwD91K60M81 US Navy - USS Cole attack 'plotter' charged- (Found July 2, 2008 ) BBC - US military prosecutors have filed charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole warship that left 17 sailors dead.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7482385.stm Indian Navy - India, China jostle for influence in Indian Ocean- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Associated Press - For decades the world relied on the powerful U.S. Navy to protect a vital sea lane in the Indian Ocean. But as India and China gain economic heft, they are moving to expand their control of the waterway, sparking a new and potentially dangerous rivalry between Asia's emerging giants.http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNkiuHoiDcjL3Aiw7wogBOUTAprwD915B1AO1 Geopolitics Sudan - Beyond Darfur: Sudan's Slide Toward Civil War- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Foreign Affairs - While the crisis in Darfur simmers, the larger problem of Sudan's survival as a state is becoming increasingly urgent. Old tensions between the Arabs of the Nile River valley, who have held power for a century, and marginalized groups on the country's periphery are turning into a national crisis. Engagement with Khartoum may be the only way to avert another civil war in Sudan, and even that may not be enough.http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080501faessay87306/andrew-s-natsios/beyond-darfur.html?mod... Royal Navy - Avast there! Prince William to take on pirates of the Caribbean- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Times - Prince William is to go into action fighting the modern-day pirates of the Caribbean. He may be armed if he joins Royal Navy boarding parties that stop cocaine traffickers trying to smuggle drugs in fast launches. The role is a consolation to the prince after he was banned from going to war in the Gulf with the Royal Navy because of fears his presence could provoke a terrorist attack on British ships. Daily Telegraph - Prince William to take on Caribbean drug lordshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4040160.ece US Navy - Titanic search was cover for secret Cold War subs mission- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Times - The man who located the wreck of the Titanic has revealed that the discovery was a cover story to camouflage the real mission of inspecting the wrecks of two Cold War nuclear submarines...When Bob Ballard led a team that pinpointed the wreckage of the liner in 1985 he had already completed his main task of finding out what happened to USS Thresher and USS Scorpion.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3994955.ece |