by Craig Hooper on December 1, 2010
I had a chance to sit down with Paul McLeary to discuss SSBN(X) in this month’s Defense Technology International, reprising an Ares entry from early November. Here’s the quote–which shows that I do not hate Virginia-class submarines as my prior work has led folks to believe: Craig Hooper, a San Francisco-based national security expert who […]
by Craig Hooper on July 8, 2010
As many of you know, I’m occasionally contributing to the military.com universe as their resident Naval Analyst. In today’s post, I wonder what will happen if, over the next two years, the 7,804 Vertical Launch System (VLS) cells in the surface fleet suddenly acquired a Prompt Global Strike capability? It’s just a DARPA project now, […]
by Craig Hooper on March 30, 2010
Yes, this is old news…but it’s something worth covering. The Prague Treaty opens the way for research on Prompt Global Strike: No Constraints on Missile Defense and Conventional Strike: The Treaty d order viagra online oes not contain any constraints on testing, development or deployment of current or planned U.S. missile defense programs or current […]
by Craig Hooper on January 27, 2010
Surely I can’t be the only Navy-oriented person to notice this little passage in the draft QDR: “…The Department also plans to experiment with conventional prompt global strike prototypes. Building upon insights developed during the QDR, the Secretary of Defense has ordered a follow-on study to determine what combination of joint persistent surveillance, electronic warfare, […]
by Craig Hooper on December 30, 2009
China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is an untested, largely notional national distraction. But now that we’ve freaked out–thanks to a ready corps of willing fear-mongering dupes–America is prepping to spend untold billions to defeat ASBMs. The threat isn’t that urgent. In fact, we should look to our own strengths and, well, feel a bit better about ourselves. You see, America is far ahead of China in […]