By Paul D. Shinkman September 16, 2014 Kingston Reif, a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation advocacy group, says it is unsurprising the Islamic State would be interested in an unconventional tool for inflicting terror. He also cautions against any assumptions that Syria now has a “clean bill of health” with regard […]

By Matthew Hoh September, 11, 2014 I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and […]

The Unsheltering Sky September 6, 2014 As test flights go, FTG-06b was a dazzling affair. The mission was part of a programme called Ground-based Midcourse Defence (GMD), which is supposed to provide America’s main shield against intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with a range beyond 5,500km (3,418 miles). FTG-06b involved the launch (pictured opposite) on June […]

U.S. Nukes in Europe Are Useless…They’re also a distraction from pressing needs September 5, 2014 By Kingston Reif As the members of the world’s most powerful military alliance convene in Wales this week for the NATO Summit, much of the focus will be on taking steps to increase the capability, readiness, and responsiveness of NATO […]

GOP ‘dream team’ campaigns at UCO Edmond campus By MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 10:54 pm Mary Fallin, who hopes to be re-elected governor, James Lankford, who hopes to become Oklahoma’s junior U.S. senator, and Jim Inhofe, who hopes to remain Oklahoma’s senior senator made a joint campaign appearance Tuesday in Edmond. During […]