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1. Precienct Captain Richardo Brown Detroit, Michigan
   

   Terrorism and Counterinsurgency
   Sep 11, 2007
   Terrorism and Counterinsurgency

   Terrorism refers to the political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately. Politically, one persons freedom fight is anothers terrorist. More than guerilla warfare terrorism is a world of faceless shadowy enemies and irregular extreme irregular tactics of brutality. Terrorism gains attention because of the randomness of victims and although a few dozen people may be injured by a bomb left in a marketplace, many people realize it could have been them because they also shop in markets. The primary effect of terrorism is psychological. Terrorism amplifies a small amount of power because of its psychological effect on large populations. The effectiveness of terrorism in capturing attention is due to the dramatic nature of the incidents as shown on the television news.

   Counterinsurgency has received growing attention in recent years because of Iraq. Counterinsurgency is central to all 11 wars currently in progress in the worlds search for peace. It includes programs to try to win the hearts and minds of populations so that guerillas can have no shelter. Its warfare is just as mush about political gains as it is in military strategy and is the most complex type of warfare. A government must conduct a public relations campaign to convince the population to redress the movement while providing public services such as education and welfare. This will show the governments responsiveness to the population. A government must be strong militarily bit not to brutal in force for less of the population to support the guerillas.

   A common tool of the guerillas, insurgents and the governments fighting are the use of land mines; which are simple, small and cheap containers that trigger explosives inside them when in contact or sensor. Land mines maim and kill civilians who live in a former war zone. They injure 25,0 00 people a year and it cost about 1,000 dollars to disarm them.

   Posted by richbrown1b Sep 11, 2007 9:37 AM EDT
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   Sen. Hillary Clinton will be the United States Commander in Chief
   Aug 30, 2007
   The United States is the world's most powerful single actor. It's ability and willingness to resume a role as hegemon, after World War II. Important factors will shape the world order but America's willingness to asorb casualities will effect it's role.

   Hegemon is holding by one state of a preponderance of power in the international system, so that it can single handedly dominate the rules and arrangements by which international political and economic relations are conducted. Hegemon means domination of the world, but sometimes it refers to regional domination.

   I support Governor Granholm (D,MI) and US Senator Stabenow (D.MI) in the building of Homeland Security funding like the Natural Resource defense Council for a making Michigan an addition to the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

   Location of U.S. Nuclear Weapons 2006:

   Minot AFB, ND / Weapons / B-52H Bombers , Minuteman III ICBMS, ACMS,ALCMS
   194 B 61 -7Bombs
   130 B 83-1, 0 Bombs (inactive)
   200 W 80-1/ALBMs
   300 W 80-1 ALCMs
   300 W 78s (in 100 ICBM silos)
   300 W 78s (in 50 ICBM silos)
   30 W 78s in spares
   1,254 Total

   Whiteman AFB MO / Weapons B-2 Bombers
   35 – B61- 7 Bombs
   41 – B 61-11 Bombs
   60 B 83 ? 1 0- Bombs (inactive)

   Kings Bay, GA / Weapons Triton SLBMS, SLCMS
   612 W 76s / Trident I C4
   468 W 76s / Trident I C4 (inactive)
   140 W 88s/ Trident II D5
   144 W 80-0 / SLCMs
   1,364 Total

   Barksdale AFB / Weapons 52H Bombers
   210 B 61 ? 7 Bombs
   130 B 83 -1 0- Bombs (inactive)

   Pantex Plant TX / Several types of warheads await dismantlement

   Warren, AFB NE / Weapons : Minuteman III in ICBMS
   46 W 62s ( in 46 ICBMs)
   46 Total

   Malmstrom AFB, MT / Weapons Minuteman III in ICBMS

   150 W 62s (in 50 ICBM silos)
   10 W 62s (spares)
   200 W 78 (in ICBM silos)
   150 W 78s (in 50 ICBM silos)
   35 W 78 in spares
   535 Total

   Kirkland AFB, NM / In Storage
   711 W80 -1 / ALCMs
   250 W 63s / Minute III ICBMs
   553 W 87s / My Peacekeeper ICBM
   400 W 84 / GLCMs (in reserve)
   1,914 Total

   Warren AFB, CO / Weapons Minuteman in ICBMS
   46 W 62s ( 46 ICBMs)
   46 Total

   Nellis AFB, NV / In Storage
   306 B 83 -1 -0 Bombs (in active)
   168 B 61 -3 Bombs
   204 B 61 -4 Bombs
   206 B 61 -10 Bombs
   902 Total

   Bangor, WA Weapons Trident SLBMS, SLCMS
   1,100 W 76s / Trident C4 SLCMS
   850 W 76s / Trident I C4 SLBMS (inactive)
   264 W 88s / Trident II D5 SLBMS
   150 0s / SLCBS
   2,364 Total

   Michigan should be added to the list of the Nuclear Notebook. Michigan needs to be included in the book of, science, security and survival.

   Governor Jennifer Granholm and United States Senator Debbie Stabenow lead the way in 2007.

   Europe Presidential Decision directive (2000)
   200 B 61 -3 Bombs
   200 B 61 -4 Bombs
   400 Total
   Locations of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Overseas:
   Belgium, Gremany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Britain.

   Military Force and Terrorism

   Estimated Great Power Military Capabilities 2001 -2006

   Country Soldiers (M) Tanks Carrier/ Combat Airplanes Nuclear Weapons
   Warships/
   Submarines

   United States 1.5 10,000 11/112/74 3,600 10,000

   Russia 1.0 20,000 1/40/69 1,800 16,000

   China 2.3 10,000 0/29/6 2,100 410

   France 0.3 1,000 0/19/12 300 350

   Britain 0.2 1,000 0/36/16 300 200

   Germany 0.2 3,000 0/14/0 400 0

   Japan 0.2 1,000 0/39/20 300 0

   Ballistic Missile Capabilities

   Country Range (Miles) Potential Targets

   United States 13,000 (World)

   Russia 13,000 (World)

   China 13,000 (World)

   Britain 4,600 (World; Submarine- Launched)

   France 3,700 [4,600] (World; Submarine- Launched)

   North Korea 800 [3,500] South Korea, Russia, China [All Asia]

   Iran 900 [3,500] Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Israel
   [Europe to Asia]

   Israel 900 [3,500] Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

   India 1,500 [2,000] Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Iran,
   Turkey

   Pakistan 800 [2,000] India [Russia, Turkey, Israel]

   Saudi Arabia 1,700 Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Turkey, Yemen
   Egypt, Libya, Sudan

   Syria 300 Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey

   Egypt 400 Libya, Sudan, Israel

   Libya 200 Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria

   Yemen 200 Saudi Arabia

   United Arab Emirates 200 Saudi Arabia, Iran

   Afghanistan 200 Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
   Russia
   Kazakhstan 200 Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Krygyzstan,
   Russia

   September 13, 2007 08:47 am at 8:47 am |