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Richard Badalamente writes fiction and non-fiction on a variety of topics ranging from speculative fiction, and espionage, to science and technology, research, and alternative futures. He is a former US Air Force officer, and was a senior analyst with the National Security Directorate of a US government National Laboratory, where his focus was nuclear nonproliferation, counterintelligence, and counter terrorism.
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An Unexpected Error
http://anunexpectederror.blogspot.com/
Richard Badalamente was a senior analyst with a Department of Energy national laboratory. His focus was nuclear nonproliferation, counterintelligence, and counter terrorism. He was assigned to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna in 1990-92, where he authored the 1991-95 Strategic Plan for Safeguards, and assisted the IAEA in evaluating the safeguards implications of events in Iraq. In late 2002, he was detailed to the Pentagon to assist in planning for Operation Iraqi freedom. He is now a writer living in Kennewick, Washington.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 263 )
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The Salmon Are Going Extinct and We Won't Be Far Behind
Coho salmon, here in full vivid spawning colors. One of many species of wild Pacific salmon in danger of extinction. (Jessica Newley)I remember when I was... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2022 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jon Phillips Comments on an Op-Ed by Fareed Zakaria on the Israeli -...
In a Washington Post opinion piece, Fareed Zakaria argues that, "Israel doesn’t have any practical reasons to make a deal with the Palestinians." It doesn’t fea... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A New Endowment Established at Columbia Basin Colleg Celebrating Earth Day 2021
Earth Day this year is April 22 To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and avoid catastrophic climate change we need to act with far greater urgency than w... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Orphanage in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum My wife's father, Bernard Joseph O'Brien, was a "half orphan." At age 7 his mother, Margaret, was forced to place Bernard and his older... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Started as a Brief Facebook Video Chat Between Richard Badalamente and Jon...
Richard Jon, In our video chat yesterday I think I mentioned Historian Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the book, "Sapiens," and more recently, "Homo Deus: A... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
March 4, 2021
From the March 4, 2021, Issue of the Washington Post On the day when former president Donald Trump’s most delusional supporters swore he would return to power... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sen. Patty Murray Responds to My Letter Regarding President Trump's...
Dear Dr. Badalamente, Thank you for contacting me regarding the transfer of power between President Donald J. Trump and President-Elect Joseph R. Biden. I come... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
To Further Divide the Country
Charlottesville "Unite the Right"Republican Senate and House members, Republican politicians generally, conservative pundits appearing on the “fair and balanced... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sedition
President Donald J. Trump speaking at his "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington D.C., January 6, 2021.On January 6, 2021, Donald J. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Welcoming 2021 [and Everything That Comes with It]
Happy New Year!I’m not sorry to see 2020 go — you? On the other hand, I’m not expecting to dance in the streets welcoming 2021 (that would be exhausting),... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2021 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We Have the Technology -- Do We Have the Political Will?
Discourse of Climate Delay (art by Léonard Chemineau, based on the diagram below) by Jon PhillipsCommercial technologies currently exist that can transform the... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Accountability for Politicization of Science? Lysenkoism in the U.S.
by Natalka Poltavka* "Working hard will give you a good farm," USSR collective farming, 1947It took 97 days from the outbreak of the first Covid-19 case in the... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Overcoming the Trump Presidency Has Taken an Enormous Toll
I wrote a blog post in June of 2016, leading up to the Presidential Election, assessing how Donald J. Trump became the Republican candidate for President. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Russian Interference in America's Democracy: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Robert Mueller testifying before Congress on Russian Interference in the 2016 election YESTERDAYThe Mueller Investigation came about despite efforts by Trump... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Amy Coney Barrett an 'Orginalist' Like Her Mentor, Antonin Scalia Was Suppose...
Senate Confirmation Hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, October 13, 2020I recently completed the book, The Quartet, by Joseph J. Ellis. Read more
Posted on 15 October 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Loren Culp -- Jay Inslee Debate Highlights Culp's Libertarian Ethos on COVID-19
Loren Culp campaigning for Governor of Washington State Loren Culp's candidacy for governor gets a lot of traction here in Eastern Washington, where the... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What's Left Behind After a Wildfire
I've read a lot of Americans tweeting that "2020 sucks!" Can you blame them? They've had to deal with President Trump's continuous barrage of outrages against... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Their Malfeasance in Servicing the Cleanup of DOE's Most Toxic Nuclear Site...
Cleaning Up the Hanford Nuclear Site Mess is ExpensiveThe Tri-Cities, where I live, consists of three closely linked cities -- Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Issues Really Don't Favor Dan Newhouse, But Who's Paying Attention?
Newhouse Cutting a Ribbon Dan Newhouse Doesn't Court the Progressive VoterI’ve followed Congressman Dan Newhouse’s activity on and off over the last two years -... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY