A History of Military Delusion Part 1: The Bomber Gap and the Origin of MIC

Last month, I attempted to link the remarkably positive contribution the destructive arts played in the creation of the modern world.  Too often private enterprise and the “miracle” that is capitalism received out-sized credit for such advances, which does humanity a great disservice when it fails to answer the why and how in research and … Continue reading →

UAV Delusions (Military Focused)

Last week, I attempted to link the remarkably positive contribution the destructive arts played in the creation of the modern world.  But the effects of innovations, especially in the military arena, are not uniformly positive.  Military development gives us lemons as well as lemonade.  Examples abound: the Chauchat machine gun, the Ferdinand tank destroyer, the … Continue reading →