Defense is already privatized. Contract military forces are just about equal in number to those in uniform. Contractors are supposedly in support rather than combat roles but the distinction is actual only within the US borders. Offshore, the distinction is a non-distinction.
IMO - if Netanyahu nuked Iran, Pakistan and, maybe, north Korea, China and Russia, was overnight express the means to eliminate Israel as a habitat. Far more likely, especially for Trump, would be a coordinated, preemptive strike against Quds and the Revolutionary Guard; on the, probably, mistaken assumption that absent the Praetorian, the government would fall and the regular military in Iran would stand down when confronted with a "popular uprising." davew On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, at 4:47 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > The only sure way to stop a bully is by force. There are a lot of ways to do > that. The weapons labs focus on one. Mostly, the private sector ends-up > developing others. It is a conspicuous difference. It is not so far- fetched > to me to imagine a future where defense is further privatized, like > firefighting is starting to be in California. It sounds terrible but the > current situation is pretty bad too. > > > Marcus > > >> On Jan 14, 2020, at 7:18 AM, Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Agreed but I think Netanyahu is l >> more likely to nuke Iran than Trump is likely to* get away with* attacking >> anyone. >> >> >> ----------------------------------- >> Frank Wimberly >> >> My memoir: >> https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly >> >> My scientific publications: >> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 >> >> Phone (505) 670-9918 >> >> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 8:08 AM Merle Lefkoff <merlelefk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I don't trust any government, especially ours at the present moment, to >>> have any moral compass. >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 8:03 AM Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> North Korea, Pakistan, potentially Iran, Israel, Russia ... Do you trust >>>> them to be as moral as you are? >>>> >>>> I had a dream last night about being surrounded by Russians. When I awoke >>>> I learned that they were hacking into Burisma. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> Frank Wimberly >>>> >>>> My memoir: >>>> https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly >>>> >>>> My scientific publications: >>>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 >>>> >>>> Phone (505) 670-9918 >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 7:43 AM Merle Lefkoff <merlelefk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Sorry, George. There's a bigger picture here. I went to CNLS because I >>>>> could work with complex systems scientists who were not doing weapons >>>>> work, and I had access to post-docs from all over the world (not true any >>>>> more). But Lanl is what it is, and it's stupidly but not unexpectedly, >>>>> building parts for new nuclear weapons. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:01 PM George Duncan <gtdun...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Based on my experience at LANL, Marcus’s assessments are correct. Indeed >>>>>> much of LANL activity involves basic science that most of us would find >>>>>> quite laudable. And many in its technical staff are our neighbors. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 8:33 PM Marcus Daniels <mar...@snoutfarm.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> < There are many powerful people in Washington who know LANL >>>>>>> specializes in taxpayer ripoffs. > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am confident the use of such a property would be for science, >>>>>>> administration, and outreach & training functions, not secure national >>>>>>> work. It would probably make a lot of LANL employees happy, as many of >>>>>>> them live in Santa Fe. Anyway, get real, if it wasn't for all the >>>>>>> federal money, cities in New Mexico would collapse, there would be no >>>>>>> SFI, etc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> on behalf of Merle Lefkoff >>>>>>> <merlelefk...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 13, 2020 2:41 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group >>>>>>> <friam@redfish.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* [FRIAM] Fwd: NO LANL IN SANTA FE! Wednesday, 12; 00 outside >>>>>>> SF City Hall; bring friends >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>> From: *Leslie Lakind* <leftielak...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> Date: Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 2:23 PM >>>>>>> Subject: NO LANL IN SANTA FE! Wednesday, 12;00 outside SF City Hall; >>>>>>> bring friends >>>>>>> To: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>> From: *Greg Mello* <gme...@lasg.org> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Permalink <http://www.lasg.org/letters/2020/nm_12Jan2020.html> for this >>>>>>> letter. **Please forward!* *Other Letters >>>>>>> <http://www.lasg.org/letters/letters.html> >>>>>>> Home page <http://lasg.org/index.htm>; Press Releases >>>>>>> <http://www.lasg.org/press/PressReleases.html>; Bulletins >>>>>>> <http://www.lasg.org/ActionAlerts/action.htm>; >>>>>>> To subscribe to our Friends listserve (formerly by invitation only) >>>>>>> send a blank email here. >>>>>>> <mailto:lasg_friends-subscr...@lists.riseup.net> To unsubscribe send a >>>>>>> blank email here. <mailto:lasg_friends-unsubscr...@lists.riseup.net> >>>>>>> To subscribe to our Main listserve (less content, less frequent) send >>>>>>> a blank email here. <mailto:lasg-subscr...@lists.riseup.net> To >>>>>>> unsubscribe send a blank email here. >>>>>>> <mailto:lasg-unsubscr...@lists.riseup.net> >>>>>>> Our blog (makeover coming!): *Remember your Humanity >>>>>>> <http://lasg.org/wordpress/>. *Twitter: @TrishABQ >>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/#%21/TrishABQ>. >>>>>>> Contribute. <http://www.lasg.org/contribute.htm> Volunteer. Contact us >>>>>>> (Greg and Trish in our main office <http://www.lasg.org/contact.htm>, >>>>>>> Lydia Clark in our Santa Fe office <mailto:clark4...@msn.com>) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ** >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *This letter: ***Press conference ***outside Santa Fe City Hall at noon >>>>>>> on* Wednesday Jan. 15 ***(map <https://goo.gl/maps/ycyfawsEqEYzu3wG9>) >>>>>>> -- please come, and please recruit others ***** >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Dear New Mexico friends – * >>>>>>> As we have explained in previous letters >>>>>>> <http://www.lasg.org/letters/letters.html>, Wednesday is the day on >>>>>>> which the City will announce the finalists for "Master Developer" of >>>>>>> the former College of Santa Fe site (and possibly surrounding >>>>>>> properties as well, a 64- to ~100-acre project). The National Nuclear >>>>>>> Security Administration (NNSA) has applied for this role. NNSA and/or >>>>>>> Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are present in some (not all) >>>>>>> other proposals, as tenant(s). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The situation is opaque, fluid, and developing. So far, Mayor Webber >>>>>>> has disdainfully rebuffed our requests to meet or discuss the momentous >>>>>>> social, cultural, and economic development impacts of placing a nuclear >>>>>>> weapons campus in Santa Fe. (Don't be deceived -- that is exactly what >>>>>>> LANL is and what this would be.) >>>>>>> People power may be the only force stronger than LANL's money and >>>>>>> corruption. We really need you to help us expand our numbers. >>>>>>> If you live *anywhere* nearby please come to this joint press >>>>>>> conference, and please ask as many friends to come as possible. Sheer >>>>>>> attendance matters. A strong showing Wednesday will save countless >>>>>>> hours of work later, and will give wings to efforts to push back on >>>>>>> LANL's entirely unjustified expansion. There are many powerful people >>>>>>> in Washington who know LANL specializes in taxpayer ripoffs. Some of >>>>>>> them need to see some spine from us out here to take to their bosses. >>>>>>> New Mexico is being selected to be a nuclear weapons support and >>>>>>> sacrifice area. That now includes the Santa Fe metro area. >>>>>>> We may not know know the outcome of this first Midtown Campus decision >>>>>>> by noon Wednesday but regardless of that we must seize the day. >>>>>>> While it seems absurd that NNSA could be a possible "master developer," >>>>>>> we can't be sure that Mayor Webber and the people around him wouldn't >>>>>>> want that -- or want, say, a training facility for plutonium workers. >>>>>>> We just don't know. >>>>>>> This event will also give us a chance for us to network with each other >>>>>>> and with representatives of any other groups present, as well as speak >>>>>>> to any City officials willing to do so. >>>>>>> *Getting people to come on Wednesday is the sole action item we are >>>>>>> recommending right now. 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