Admiral’s Worry Tracks Code Word: Paternity
In a May 30 article on the NYT blog At War, journalist Thom Shanker profiled U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis on the occasion of his retirement as NATO’s top military officer. In this interview the admiral expressed his concern about Kim and his nukes in a scenario that sounds a lot like the plot of Code Word: Paternity.
“ . . . ask what worries him most, and he answers in a single word: convergence.
“That is the new term of choice in national security circles for the coming together of previously unrelated adversaries, who not only might combine in operations, but also share resources, know-how, weapons and technology and personnel.
“This is really the dark end of the spectrum of globalization as you assess rising national security risks,” Admiral Stavridis said in an interview. “It is something I worry about enormously.”
“Admiral Stavridis also sketched a scenario in which a country like North Korea, seeking to attack the United States or its allies without the clear and obvious attribution of a missile launch, might contract with a smuggling ring to move a weapon into a major port somewhere in the world.”
See Globalization Creates a New Worry: Enemy Convergence - NYTimes.com http://tinyurl.com/me5g89m
“ . . . ask what worries him most, and he answers in a single word: convergence.
“That is the new term of choice in national security circles for the coming together of previously unrelated adversaries, who not only might combine in operations, but also share resources, know-how, weapons and technology and personnel.
“This is really the dark end of the spectrum of globalization as you assess rising national security risks,” Admiral Stavridis said in an interview. “It is something I worry about enormously.”
“Admiral Stavridis also sketched a scenario in which a country like North Korea, seeking to attack the United States or its allies without the clear and obvious attribution of a missile launch, might contract with a smuggling ring to move a weapon into a major port somewhere in the world.”
See Globalization Creates a New Worry: Enemy Convergence - NYTimes.com http://tinyurl.com/me5g89m
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Rick wrote: "I'm neither surprised nor concerned at this point. I think North Korea recognizes that, although our "supreme leader" in the White House is an amateur with a backbone of Jell-O, others in the worl..."I hope you're right, Rick! I don't want to see the plot of Code Word: Paternity come true.Doug
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P.S. Other would-be world dictators really don't like genuine competitors with an insane streak.