Do I have something on my face?
Danish frogmen are not something I expected to haunt my dreams, yet here we are. Welcome back to Net Assessment buckaroo, your somewhat regular rundown on random things NatSec and Space.
Russia sending nuclear rockets to Jupiter? Well, I guess the reactors can be powered by dissidents with polonium poisoning.
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-nuclear-powered-spacecraft-moon-venus-jupiter-2021-5
You all laugh, but how exactly do you think money is going to work on Mars?
And they say IP theft isn’t an issue. We can’t even land a rover on Mars for a month before it gets knocked off.
https://spacenews.com/u-s-senator-china-landing-on-mars-a-reminder-we-dont-own-space-anymore/
SOCOM sounds like they are about to change their designation to “Operators-as-a-Service” (OaaSCOM)
“Silicon Valley’s relationship with the government and military [is] ‘deeply interconnected and increasingly fraught.’“
Just go ahead and say “Thanksgiving Dinner” - everyone will get it.
https://amp.ft.com/content/541f0a02-ea27-43a4-b554-96048c40040d
Hands down the most important reveal in the big declassification release last month.
https://entertainment.theonion.com/cia-admits-role-in-1985-coup-to-oust-david-lee-roth-1819577255
I know - a little light this week, but perhaps that says something good about the state of affairs out there.
It’s Memorial Day, people. Try to take stock, put the work away for the weekend, get outside and maybe grill something dammit.
-JQP
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