The JASON defense advisory panel held its fall meeting last weekend with briefings on a range of national security topics. A copy of the program from the closed meeting is posted here.
The JASONs completed at least seven studies this year for various government agencies with titles such as “Solar EMP” and “Domestic Nuclear Surge Operations.” Secrecy News has requested review of those studies for public release.
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.