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Nuclear Battery

In 1951 Issac Asimov wrote Foundation, the first book of the Foundation series which ultimately grew into a 7 book masterpiece. In that…

4 min readJan 20, 2024

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Photograph of the BetaVolt 3V nuclear battery

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A Big Enough Lie Becomes A Fact!

Will Lockett writes a great article. I agree with just about all that he states. I disagree with the trolls that attack him in the…

3 min readNov 12, 2023

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A Big Enough Lie Becomes A Fact!

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What I Predicted is Coming True

I just read an analysis from Byron King. He’s always right on the point in what he says.

3 min readApr 19, 2023

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What I Predicted is Coming True

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Thank you for reminding me of this great movie.

I definitely have worked for Commanders who mirrored the attitude of Mireau. Terrible leaders and only interested in ensuring their own…

1 min readApr 11, 2024

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Noah - unfortunately the words of political leaders to rouse a nation or its military are not facts…

And Ukraine has virtually no industrial capacity remaining. Any drone building efforts are about to hit a wall as logistics delays kick in…

1 min readJan 8, 2024

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Paper Tigers

As someone who retired from the U.S. Navy, I’ve been watching the progress of a decline that started following the collapse of the Soviet…

6 min readDec 29, 2023

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Paper Tigers

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Grant, your analysis is probably right on the mark.

As someone who retired from the U.S. Navy, I've been watching the progress of a decline that started following the collapse of the Soviet…

4 min readDec 29, 2023

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I was an enlisted sailor on two SSBNs of the Ohio Class.

Of course, all depending on who is in power and sitting in the Oval Office.

1 min readAug 22, 2023

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I too am reading the book, "In the Heart of the Sea: The tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" by…

The story of the Essex and its crew is an amazing one. Adrift at sea for months. Very poor knowledge of their surrounding areas, even…

1 min readAug 22, 2023

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I like Grant's proposed answer to the issue of the Great Filter.

The other day I was listening to Michio Kaku (#1828 Joe Rogan Experience) discuss the three levels of civilization and how, even as…

1 min readNov 16, 2022

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James Phelps

James Phelps

Professor Phelps lives in East Texas where he teaches and writes and educates others on all manner of topics across a polymath's expanse of topics.

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