tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post1772333316467388528..comments2023-06-12T09:43:25.286-04:00Comments on The Arms Control Otaku 『軍備管理のオタク』: Defense Transformation ReduxRobot Economisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462962401593301110noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-23906644908217456822007-03-28T11:38:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:38:00.000-04:00Chemical weapons and the other "weapons of mass de...Chemical weapons and the other "weapons of mass destruction" are interesting cases that come straight out of the industrial era of warfighting. They are still relevant today, but in a different way.<BR/><BR/>During the industrial era of warfare, everyone was fixated on vertical proliferation between the U.S. and the U.S.S.S. It was all about arms control, strategic limitation/reduction treaties and CVID.<BR/><BR/>Nowadays, everyone is fixated on horizontal proliferation. The Internet and information age is partly to blame, but not entirely. The Bush administration is really sweating bullets on the hypothetical notion of a terrorism-WMD nexus because its industrial-era government has no response to such an event.<BR/><BR/>Sure, they have hazmat teams and first responders to clean things up and bombs to drop on training camps after the fact, but they come up with ways to deter, disuade or defeat such threats.<BR/><BR/>A bomb goes off in Iraq and what is our response? We send some troops to knock down the door to someone's home in the middle of the night. Sure, we might nab the guy who planned or carried out the attack, but our tactics have only laid the groundwork for future attacks.<BR/><BR/>I'm not blaming the military on this one - they are doing the best damn job they can within the resource and cultural constraints of an industrial-era institution.Robot Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462962401593301110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-53626465980191967652007-03-28T10:35:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:35:00.000-04:00Interesting research. I want to throw some ideas a...Interesting research. I want to throw some ideas against you re: chemical warfare as an evolving concept as defense trends came and went through "generations" of warfare. First I have to write down some thoughts...J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01031567700911395326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-36694685445019133792007-03-25T23:44:00.000-04:002007-03-25T23:44:00.000-04:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXXG-00W0_Wing_Gundam...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXXG-00W0_Wing_Gundam_Zero#Wing_Gundam_Zeroaelkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250169760199903577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-57273588076063598022007-03-25T23:43:00.000-04:002007-03-25T23:43:00.000-04:00The picture you used for this post reminds me very...The picture you used for this post reminds me very much of a Gundam, hahaha. <BR/><BR/>Maybe that's the next DOD project? After all, it combines all of the "advantages" of the Crusader program with Star Wars, and could probably help with PR.aelkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250169760199903577noreply@blogger.com