Target: Iran?

Target: Iran Countdown?

In the Headlines

Where are the Carriers?
Stennis, Vinson & Lincoln
to the Persian Gulf

Top Stories

• US Defense Chief Downplays Iran Speculation RFE/RL 03 Feb 2012
• US Concerns Grow Over Possible Israeli Strike on Iran VOA 03 Feb 2012
• Ayatollah Khamenei: Friday prayers sermons in Tehran 03 Feb 2012
• At Least 12 Dead in Latest Syria Violence VOA 03 Feb 2012
• Russia Says It Can't Support UN Syria Draft Resolution RFE/RL 03 Feb 2012
• Turkey Tries to Navigate Sectarian Divides in Middle East VOA 03 Feb 2012
• NATO: Forces Will Not Back Down During Afghan Transition VOA 03 Feb 2012
• Combat ops in Afghanistan to continue as planned UK MOD 03 Feb 2012
• USAF announces force structure overview AFNS 03 Feb 2012
• Putin Says NATO Missile System Pointed At Russia RFE/RL 03 Feb 2012
• Senior Official Sums Up NATO Defense Meetings AFPS 03 Feb 2012
• China’s Rise: Challenges for Peacekeeping Missions VOA 03 Feb 2012
• Iranian satellite launched successfully IRNA 03 Feb 2012

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Analysis

Situation Report: Expert analysis, briefings and commentary from across the political spectrum. Uncle Sam versus castor oil by George Smith, 2 Feb -- "Ever since 9/11 the United States has been in a war with castor plants. It has done this by making people believe castor seeds are a deadly horror and putting in jail everyone stupid enough to pound them. ..." The Militarization of South Pasadena by George Smith, 31 Jan -- "Deserving of a big "Whaaaa?" -- today's proof that even the smallest local shires of the land, places with no significant history of violent crime or threat try to get into the act. ..." Our Nuclear Forces Must Be Modernized to Remain Credible by James Jay Carafano, 31 Jan -- "Although the Republican Presidential candidates might be focused on digging up dirt from each others' past, the U.S. ought to be worried about another relic from the past- its nuclear arsenal. "The U.S. is the only nuclear power without a substantial nuclear modernization program," write Heritage experts Baker Spring and Michaela Bendikova in "Time to Modernize and Revitalize the Nuclear Triad...."

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