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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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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 -
From Lincoln City to Mars and Back: Experiencing the Echo Mountain Fire at...
Ritchie Jensen, a friend and former colleague at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has a home in Lincoln City, Oregon. This is his description of... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I Don't Have the Words
My wife and I are both Air Force veterans. We met and married at Bitburg, Germany, while assigned to the 36th TFW. I made the Air Force a career. My wife, an Ai... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Do Over Half of Men Polled Approve of Donald Trump's Handling of the Economy?
I heard on the news this morning, the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II, that although Donald Trump’s poll numbers are relatively dismal, just over 50... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
America's Schools Are Indespensible: Shame On Us
In a July 7, 2020, talk in the White House East Room, President Donald Trump said, “We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dad... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Reflections on Independence Day 2020
My friend Bill Pennell reflects on his heritage as he considers Independence Day 2020.Patrick HenryE. William Sievers, Sculptor 1932I consider myself patriotic. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Reflections on Independence Day 2020
In the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, and worldwide protests around Black Lives Matter, a friend, Miriam Kerzner, reflects on Independence Day 2020. Read more
Posted on 06 July 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Former Military Leaders Reflect on Donald Trump's Photo Op
Who's watching the store? The military leaders who'd left the Trump Administration: Gens. John Kelly, James Mattis, Joseph Dunford, James Amos, John Allen, and... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Medications for Back Pain
by Zinovy Meyler, D.O.Different medications used to control back pain fall into different categories. Now, the broad spectrum of the categories can be broken... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No, COVID-19 Isn't Like the Flu
Anti-Quarantine Protest in Olympia, Washington“When enough insane people scream in harmony that they really are healthy, they can actually start to believe... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
First Do No Harm!
PURPOSEThe purpose of this post is to describe the similarities and differences between the symptoms and diagnostics that might be used to distinguish between... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
You Don’t Have to Be a Socialist to Want to Improve America
Not Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan Sleepless in SeattleFrank Watson tells us in his Thursday, March 5th commentary in the Cheney Free Press, that, “…patriotism really i... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Newt Gingrich Tears Into Nancy Pelosi for Tearing Donald Trump's 2020 SOTU Speech
By way of full disclosure, Newt Gingrich is not one of my favorite people. Nevertheless, out of respect for those of you who may be members of his "Inner... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Assassination of Qassim Suleimani
Demonstration in Tehran Over U.S. Assassination of Qassim SuleimaniOn Friday, an American drone fired missiles into a convoy leaving the Baghdad airport and... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2020 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY