U.S. Government failure on nuclear proliferation how can Washington be so out of touch?

by Jim Campbell

Ode to the WikiLeaks fiasco

In today’s Family Security Matters, Peter Huessy, Ph.D. details just how serious the Iranian and North Korean threats have become and how America simply has no choice than to completely reverse course and make a stand against these enemies of the United States.

Dr. Huessy is President of his own defense consulting firm, PRH&CO, and its subsidiary, GeoStrategic Analysis, both founded in 1981. For ICBM Associates, Huessy has served as the key congressional and legislative adviser since 1981.

Dr. Huessy prepares weekly reports for the group, sent to congress on ICBM activities in and outside of government, including arms control, proliferation, long range precision strike, conventional prompt long range strike, nuclear deterrence and nuclear strategic modernization.

It seems obvious United States leadership has not been paying much attention to this input, a violation of their Constitutional Oath to ‘defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.’

President George W. Bush called Iran and North Korea part of the “axis of evil,” during his 2002 State of the Union speech. The Left in America began their predictable hand wringing and whining, while angry responses were also received from around the world.

Do these two countries, run by seemingly unbalanced dictators, deserve such a title? As the recent releases by WikiLeaks has demonstrated President Bush’s comments were prescient to say the least.

Seemingly seeking to undercut America’s military power, the reprehensible behavior of Julian Paul Assange, founder, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks in 2006 has turned his enterprize into more than ‘whistleblower’ website, it’s become a threat to world security.

Assange was a member of a hacker group named the “International Subversives.” In 1992 he was arrested by the Australian Federal Police, pleading guilty to 25 charges of hacking fined $AU 2400.00 and released.

His frequent Internet releases of classified information have compromised intelligence assets in Afghanistan and he may very well have blood on his hands at this moment according to Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff.

Wait just a moment, is Assange the horrible devious person he’s being made out to be by the press? He may have given the United States, its leadership, and citizens a major wakeup call how woefully behind the curve the once great nation has become in projecting military might.

While the WikiLeaks make it more difficult for the United States to conduct diplomacy or to seek and get the cooperation of its allies, that may pale compared to being outgunned by rogue nations.

The documents also confirm what many American defense hawks have long suspected. Iran’s missile capabilities are growing rapidly. Tehran bought nineteen North Korean long-range BM-25 rockets, with a range of some 4000 kilometers, based on Russian designsof submarine launched missiles.

Now a month ago David Fulghum of Aviation Week disclosed the new Pyongyang missile. He noted: “Israeli officials in particular have noted the first public emergence in North Korea of the BM-25/Musudan, a weapon that Israeli officials say has already been delivered to Iran. It is the first time the road-mobile, liquid-fueled intermediate range ballistic missile has been shown…”

He further explained the missile is a derivativeof the Russian SS-N-6 submarine launched ballistic missile and may have been test-flown in Iran. “The range is estimated between 3,000 km to 4000 km depending on warhead mass.”

Since such Iranian missile capability appears to be “here and now,” even the Bush administration’s projected deployment date of 2013-15 for the GBI in Poland would have come shortly afterthe Iranians purchased the BM-25 North Korean missiles.

An advanced “to be developed” Navy standard missile capable of dealing with Iranian missile threats with ranges greater than 3000 kilometers is the future “name of the game”.

But such a deployment is scheduled only for late in this decade at the earliest.

In short, “Houston, we have a problem,” and it may be even worse than the leaked cables reveal. The USAF says Iran will have an ICBM capability by 2015 along with an ability to mate such missiles with nuclear weapons.

In short, we are living on borrowed time. Our defense clock is not keeping pace with Iran or North Korea’s threat clock.

Iran, North Korea, China and Russia all are working to enhance Tehran’s hegemonic missile capabilities to prevent the projection of “American Super Power” status.

This new confirmation of Iran’s growing missile capabilities undermines the narrative on missile defense just recently pushed by the New York Times. The Times says the U.S. has made real progress in the recent NATO agreement on missile defenses, which we have. But they say current technology is being used to the maximum extent possible in current planned missile defense deployments, which not true.

According to the NYT, “unfortunately, the U.S. has slowed, delayed or cancelled some of its missile defense technology.” On the other hand, Iran’s capability to launch rockets is being enhanced. They are going forward, rapidly.

We know Iran’s terrorism in the Middle East is of the same cloth as the North Korean shelling of the Republic of Korea or it’s sinking of a South Korean naval vessel. Tehran’s missiles serve the same purpose as Pyongyang’s bombs.

Thus, President Barack Hussein Obama faces a choice. He can continue to follow his love affair with his own voice, hoping to convince both tyrants in power in Pyongyang and Tehran and “seek a deal. ”

Or he can continue to believe that killing citizens of the ROK is somehow, as former President Carter said, simply a message that North Korea is in pursuit of “respect,” kind of a new 10-step program that involves murder, mayhem and even more murder.

A true leader, worthy of command, would have already recognized both Iran and North Korea are in the businessof aggression and terror.

As suggested in one leaked document, Saudi King Abdullah is quoted as saying America needs to go to Tehran and “cut off the head of the snake.” Not a bad idea and the second stop should be Pyongyang .

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it, I’m J.C.