tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post5202746689402223048..comments2024-03-18T22:21:01.033-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Pearl Harbor DayGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-80028966082369838632012-12-07T22:19:04.716-05:002012-12-07T22:19:04.716-05:00In the spirit of biting my tongue, I'll avoid ...In the spirit of biting my tongue, I'll avoid the question of which cities we could spare.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-77417229955225360702012-12-07T12:27:51.005-05:002012-12-07T12:27:51.005-05:00If I were an Egyptian protester, I would realize t...<i>If I were an Egyptian protester, I would realize that now was the time to get off the streets.</i><br /><br />The Syrians would disagree on the degree of sacrifice that is necessary. Unfortunately, with lack of outside help, the fruits of their sacrifice has been co-opted.<br /><br /><i>The Pearl Harbor surprise attack...is an example of the kind of intelligence failure we would most like to be able to prevent in the future....</i><br /><br />I'm not so sure. <i>Iran ha[s] <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324355904578159550372337228.html" rel="nofollow"> unexpectedly removed</a> fuel rods containing between 22 and 220 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium.</i> From this, <i>[a]s many as 24 Nagasaki-type bombs could be produced with 220 pounds of plutonium.</i><br /><br />The delivery of those bombs, Joe Biden's confidence notwithstanding, isn't so difficult, especially in parts, to be assembled <i>in situ</i> and promptly detonated. Certainly, we've had success intercepting past attempts to smuggle this stuff. But the terrorists don't need to be perfect.<br /><br />Which one or two or 24 of our cities can we afford to lose in a single strike and still survive as a political entity, much less a social one?<br /><br />This ignores the very sophisticated cyber strike capabilities of our enemies--which strikes almost by definition are detectable only in the event. Electrons and magnetic fields don't need to be mobilized and rushed to the border.<br /><br />And with John Kerry as SecDef and Susan Rice as State?<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com