First off – All of this information is from the New York Times and Google Earth (That’s so no one gets up in arms about me posting this kind of stuff here). Below is an an overview of the test site area in the North East part of North Korea. The nearest populated place is […]
At present it seems that the North Koreans set off a small to medium yield, large format implosion type nuclear device, similar to the gadget around 10:30 AM local time. Detonation was likely in a horizontal shaft associated with a coal mine that was no longer in use. Given other seismic data from nuclear tests […]
[Please welcome Bruce Henderson to And Still I Persist. Bruce is a close friend of 15 years and one of the finest people I know. This is his first post here. ..bruce..] Sometimes I think that we as a nation want to push the events of September 11th 2001 into the history books, and convince […]
(UPDATED 09/11/06) Check out Bruce Henderson’s post above for some high-resolution shots post-9/11. ..bruce.. In March 2001 — just six months before the 9/11 attacks — Sandra and I took our daughters Jacqui and Crystal, along with John Hicks (soon to become Jacqui’s fiance and then husband), up to New York City. We did the […]
Robert (“Rob” or “Gringo”) David Peraza was 30 years old on September 11, 2001. He had earned both his undergraduate degree (1994) and his MBA (1996) from St. Bonaventure University, where he had loved to play rugby. He was now living in New York City and working as a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald near […]
All of the exhibits used in the trial of United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui have been placed on-line. These include the exhibits used by the prosection and by the defense. Of the various exhibits and pleadings, here’s one — signed by Moussaoui — that reminds us what we face and why we fight: If this […]
The Sydney Morning Herald has an interesting article about a curious location in China. This location contains a scaled-down replica of rugged terrain, “complete with snow-capped mountains, streams and valleys.” Here is a direct link to the location in China via Google Maps. The scale model is roughly 850 meters long by 700 meters wide […]
While I haven’t commented much on the newest war in the Middle East, I have continued to follow it closely, both because of my interest in military history and that fact that it could lead to, oh, significant global conflict. By and large, my sympathies are with Israel, which is surrounded by countries and terrorist […]
The California Center for Strategic Studies is a non-profit organization “dedicated to securing world peace, fostering human rights, and promoting sustainable prosperity.” OK, nothing there that I have a problem with. CCSS claims on its home page to have “spearhead[ed] a major nuclear arms reduction agreement between the U.S. and Russia.” OK, that’s news to […]
We Are Not Europe
I had the privilege of spending some time in the UK last month. It was a marvelous trip, and all I can say is that once again visiting another country helps focus my appreciation of America. Don’t get me wrong! I thought London was a fabulous town, possibly my favorite in the whole world, and […]
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