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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 ( 269 )
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A "Testy Exchange"
The Tri-City Herald (9/24/14) used the incident of a man brandishing a gun in a dispute over a parking space to highlight plans for expanded parking at the... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I-591 Vs I-594
With no good reason for passing Initiative-591, and defeating Initiative-594, the gun lobby resorts to the well-worn but widely accepted NRA shibboleths;... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The West's Water Woes -- Wealthy Californians Water Their Golf Courses and Polo...
Water, water, not everywhere, but if you're wealthy, you'll find it somewhere. Read more
Posted on 26 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Thin Blue Band
Buena Pond-Pond 6 between Zilla and Union Gap off Hwy I-82 is stocked with catchable size rainbow trout, as well as crappie, and channel catfish. A state... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will There Be Another Ice Age?
By Kara Rogers, Science Friday, April 10, 2013 If Earth's past climates tell us anything, it’s that ice will return. Over the last 2. Read more
Posted on 17 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Where is the Global Warming?
As climate change has warmed the Earth, oceans have responded more slowly than land environments. But scientific research is finding that marine ecosystems can... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Paul Polman's Keynote Address at Ascent
Jumeirah at Etihad TowersAbu Dhabi AscentKeynote Address Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever Chairman, World Business Council for Sustainable Development 4 May 2014... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unilever and Its Sustainable Living Plan -- Worth Investing In
From The EconomistPaul Polman, Unilever CEOUnilever defines sustainability broadly. It includes not just environmental factors but improving the lot of customer... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
From: The Secret History of Lead
by Jamie Lincoln Kitman | March 2, 2000(This piece appeared originally in The Nation) When the EPA launched the first of several halfhearted attempts to begin... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Truth and Truthiness in Our World
For my Republican Friend Who Forwards Me Anything With Which He Agrees, 'Truthiness' Be Damned The News Herald, Panama CityPublished: Monday, August 4, 2014 at... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Nation of Immigrants
Since the beginning of this year, 52,000 children, as young as nine or ten, some younger, have swarmed across America’s southern border. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
WILD, WILD WILDFIRES -- And More to Come
Paul Delaney (Cheney Free Press, 7/31/14) takes exception to the contention that “climate change is the culprit for longer, bigger and more intense wildfires.”... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I've Decided to Throw My Support Behind George Cicotte
After all was said and done, and after some additional due diligence on my part, I've decided to throw my support behind George Cicotte. Read more
Posted on 02 August 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
EPA's Emissions Target for Washington is Right On Target
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) wrote in her July 22 op-ed for the Seattle Times that the EPA’s 72% target emissions reduction for Washington is “counterintuitive. Read more
Posted on 24 July 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Climate Change Has a High Price
The Wenatchee World, July 17, 2014 by By Steven Ghan and Alex AmonetteMuch as we may hate to admit it and don’t want to think about it, our burning of fossil... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Volunteers Advocate for Cutting Greenhouse Gases and Creating Jobs
by Jim RussellCitizen lobbyists from around the U.S. take market-based solution for global warming to Capitol Hill during a conference held June 22-24 in... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What the EPA Proposes for Washington State
From EPA's Web Site Climate change threatens our health and economy Carbon pollution leads to long-lasting changes in our climate, such as rising global... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Seem to Be Loving Soccer and That Really Bothers Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg needs to get a life. He seems to have nothing to ponder besides why liberals hate America. In his latest angst-ridden, rambling diatribe, Goldber... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A More Perfect Union
Almost immediately after Barack Obama was reelected as the 44th President of the United States, a wave of petitions to secede from the Union flooded the new... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Does Global Warming Increase Wildfire Risk?
From the National Wildlife FederationThe frequency of large wildfires and the total area burned have been steadily increasing in the Western United States,... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY