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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 ( 270 )
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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
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
- 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
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
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
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"
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!!
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
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