Tag Archives: nuclear weapons

South Korea’s homegrown Iron Dome

Posted on August 6, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260403/s-korea-to-move-up-deployment-of-iron-dome-like-interceptor-against-n-korean-threats-to-2029 US troops historic links with South Korea: United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a sub-unified command of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). Major USFK elements include Eighth U.S. Army (EUSA), U.S. Air Forces Korea (Seventh Air Force), U.S. Naval … Continue reading →

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In 1963 JFK told Israel not to develop a nuclear weapon on Dimona

Posted on April 16, 2026 by borderslynn

In the year of his assassination, John F Kennedy warned Ben Gurion of Israel not to develop a nuclear weapon. They did so. President Kennedy gave Israel a strong warning about its nuclear reactor in 1963 Kennedy, who was otherwise … Continue reading →

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Technological progress could have saved the planet

Posted on June 15, 2025 by borderslynn

I never knew, until I read Kara Swisher’s ‘Burn Book’, that Al Gore, when senator of Tennessee, played a key role which birthed the Internet. As a senator from Tennessee, Gore crafted and pushed through the “High Performance Computing and … Continue reading →

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