Russian Threats and Warnings

From the 1950’s through the end of the Cold War in 1989, both the US and USSR regularly crossed airspace boundaries. Sometimes there were inadvertent crossings, while at other times the action was deliberate. Both adversaries used these incursions to test air defenses, evaluate electronic countermeasures, or conduct reconnaissance missions.

Mind Control and the CIA

Brainwashing has long been a subject of science fiction novels, spy stories and Hollywood features. However, the records from MK Ultra that survived show that CIA researchers were successful in many cases. CIA doctors successfully implanted false memories and convinced subjects that events in their lives had never occurred.

September Newsletter – Rethinking GWOT

America was roused to action on the morning of September 11, 2001. A group of nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, flying two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and one into the Pentagon. The fourth crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, because a heroic group of passengers fought back

Stalemate and Slaughter

Tommy Trench

On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia after a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Ferdinand….

The Atomic Age and Nuclear Nightmares

Bockscar is the United States Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped Fat Man

Eighty years ago, the world changed in a flash. A new and terrible weapon of unimaginable power, developed in secret, was proven to be more than a theoretical concept. On July 16, 1945, at Trinity Site near Alamogordo, New Mexico, the first atomic bomb was detonated.

A Dangerous World

Most of America is asleep or not paying attention to the dangerous situations occurring around the globe. During the month of July, several conflicts started, resumed, or intensified. The typical hot zones of Ukraine, Gaza and the Middle East were engaged in active conflict.

Intelligence Update (S2)

Sacred Defence Week parade

On July 6, 2025, Houthi rebels based in Yemen launched an assault against the Greek-operated bulk-carrier ship Magic Seas. The ship was transiting the Red Sea. This was the first such action since the US-Houthi peace agreement in May. This may signal the end of the truce and clearly reflects Houthi intention to resume attacks against shipping in the region.

Target: Germany

The action in my upcoming novel, KILLER’S REIGN, largely takes place in Germany. For this story, I elected to use Germany rather than an attack on the United States to focus on other areas of vulnerability.