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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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California's Extreme Percipitation This Winter Will Not Solve Water Problems
Oroville Dam, CaliforniaAmazing rain and snow in California this winter have made people think the drought is finished and everything can go back to normal. Read more
Posted on 10 March 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Shut the Fuck Up, and Support the Моско́вский Кремль's Agenda!
Republican legislators are getting tired of all these American spoil-sports protesting the 2016 Election. Hey, the Russians won the election fair and square... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak
Official BiographyAmbassador Sergey I. KISLYAKAmbassador of the Russian Federation to the U.S. Born in 1950. Graduated from Moscow Engineering Physics... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Open Letter to the New Treasury Secretary
February 20, 2017The Honorable Steven T. MnuchinSecretary of the TreasuryUnited States of AmericaDear Mr. Secretary:I’m seventy-nine years old and have never... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Doanld Trump Speaking to Himself on Foreign Policy
“I’m speaking with myself, number one, becauseI have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things."(Donald Trump on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” in early March... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The April 15th Pledge
January 20, 2017The Honorable Steven MnuchinSecretary of the TreasuryUnited States of AmericaDear Mr. Secretary;I am writing to inform you that effective April... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
My Benton County Neighbors Vote for Trump
Back in November of 2015, when the prospect of a Trump Presidency seemed a nightmare fantasy, I watched video of one of his rallies in which, holding his right... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2017 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Neighbors
This was originally written in the Winter of 2015. This winter, as we await the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, think about our... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Stages of Grief -- Where the Hell Am I?
The five stages of grief according to popular psychological theory are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.I was in denial while watching the... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Crow for Thanksgiving
I spent some time over the weekend researching recipes for cooking crow, which I’ll be having for Thanksgiving. I’ll share what I find with media journalists an... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Point Crying Over Spilled Milk
by Jon PhillipsOpinions on the future -- 12 quick points1. No point crying over spilled milk.2. Democrats should agree that Hillary is done running for Presiden... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
President Obama's Post 2016 Election Comments
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Yesterday, before votes were tallied, I shot a video that some of you may have seen in which I said to the American... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Goodbye to the Climate
by Robert N StavensThe International New York Times Smog trapped in the valley of Sandy, Utah. Credit George Frey/Bloomberg Donald J. Read more
Posted on 10 November 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Take Back the Senate -- Pennsylvania
Democrat Katie McGintyDemocrats have won the state consistently in recent presidential races and Clinton is leading Trump, but the race between Democrat Katie... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Insurgencies in the 2016 Presidential Election
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders launched insurgent political campaigns against their respective political parties; Trump against the RNC and Sanders against... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Insurgencies in the 2016 Presidentical Election
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders launched insurgent political campaigns against their respective political parties; Trump against the RNC and Sanders against... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nature Hates a Vacuum
Donald Trump's candidacy gave people on the right wing permission to say things they were sometimes hesitant to express because they were clearly expressions... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hurricanes and Global Warming
Global warming has already doubled the risk of Hurricane Katrina-magnitude storm surges in the U.S., according to a study published in the journal Proceedings o... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Mark Twain is credited with popularizing the saying, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” I wonder under what category of lies... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's "Rubble" Remark Just the Latest Insult to America's Military
Joint Chiefs of StaffAccording to coverage by the the Washington Post and other news outlets, Donald Trump shrugged at a past comment that he knew more about th... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2016 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY