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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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    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 ( 272 )

  • Back to Hastings

    Back Hastings

    Congressman Hastings;I contacted you recently concerning the Newtown, Connecticut, mass shooting that killed 20 young children and six adults. Read more

    Posted on 21 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • Hastings Responds

    Hastings Responds

    On December 17, 2012, I emailed a letter to my Congressional Representative, Doc Hastings (R-WA4), concerning the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in... Read more

    Posted on 19 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • Ammo Anyone?

    Ammo Anyone?

    Remember the shooting massacre in Aurora, Colorado, that left 12 dead and dozens more injured? The gunman had purchased more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition on... Read more

    Posted on 18 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • Mass Shootings in America

    Mass Shootings America

    Mother Jones reports that this year alone there had already been six mass shootings—and a record number of casualties, with 110 people injured and killed prior... Read more

    Posted on 18 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • My Letter to My State Representative and Senators.

    Congressman/Senator _____________;Twenty children shot to death in a Connecticut elementary school, along with the six adults who tried to defend them. Read more

    Posted on 17 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • We Are Sorry We Didn't Do More to Save You

    Sorry Didn't More Save

    - Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female- Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female- Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male- Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female.- Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female... Read more

    Posted on 16 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • Armed and Dangerous

    Armed Dangerous

    In Connecticut, twelve days before Christmas, unimaginable tragedy, unbearable sadness. How many more innocent people will have to die before this nation comes... Read more

    Posted on 15 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • Istanbul

    Istanbul

    Travel Memories, Istanbul, Turkey, April 12-19, 1992Rolex! Izod! Chanel!As an engineering student way back when, I had little free time to read history books. Read more

    Posted on 12 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • Area to Experience Increased Coal Train Traffic

    Area Experience Increased Coal Train Traffic

    Its been reported that our area here in Eastern Washington is one of the places in Washington likely to see significantly increased coal train traffic... Read more

    Posted on 04 December 2012 SOCIETY

  • The Assault on "Traditional America"

    Assault "Traditional America"

    It's unfortunate that we are hearing from the disappointed Right an old refrain, perhaps best exemplified by Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly's reflections... Read more

    Posted on 23 November 2012 SOCIETY

  • Mount Doom Erupts!!

    Mount Doom Erupts!!

    Tongariro National Park, in New Zealand, has three active volcanoes. It was the backdrop for many scenes in "The Lord of the Rings" movies. "Mount Doom" was... Read more

    Posted on 22 November 2012 SOCIETY

  • Greenhouse Gases Rise to Record Levels in Atmosphere, WMO Says

    Greenhouse Gases Rise Record Levels Atmosphere, Says

    By Alex Morales on November 20, 2012Concentrations in the atmosphere of the three main gases blamed for global warming all rose in 2011 to their highest since... Read more

    Posted on 20 November 2012 SOCIETY