Iran: Morning Thoughts Two nights ago, I watched "The Amateur" with Rami Malek. Enjoyable, with the usual narrative frame for the C.I.A. combined with the usual binary wizadry expected from this genre of film. ("We know more than you do!" What is missing, is wisdom. And what is missing across the vast and compartmentalized intelligence flanks, policy corridors, ice-cubed analytical cubicles (because what they do lacks human warmth), and the professional writer's guilds infested/invested with Harvard graduates who charge $1,000 per page for their nonsense, is wisdom. Everything cannot be reduced to binary madness, neither basic algorithm, nor code. But all is asymmetrical, if you have wisdom. And there is no greater asymmetry than that encountered within the Intellectual Battlespace and the arena for which I coined the phrase "terrain of the mind". I surprised myself yesterday. Browsing through my papers, the succinct realization that two m...
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Iran's Isotope Cathedrals Hauntingly beautiful - if not absolutely terrifying. But then again, we are in possession of our own isotope cathedrals. Above the ground, the almost complete structural blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and the erosion of Oman's coastal waters as an alternative route for shipping. The IRGC's miniaturized tour de force continues to be problematic. I can only hope the statement released by the IRGC is a false flag. They thanked the Jordanians who assisted in the attacks on the Americans. Was there an intelligence leak? Regardless, Iranian leadership is now considering the Port of Aqaba as a target-rich environment for their drone activity. During the Iran-Iraq war it was a critical supply artery for Baghdad. I cannot confirm the narrative with this image - but it is that visuals such as the one below are circulating claiming that Iranian drones over Kuwait are monitoring HIMARS and ATACMS systems deployed on Kuwaiti soil. ...
China and Breakthrough in Optical Chip Manufacture Just the usual morning reading off Iranian sites: China cuts optical chip manufacturing time from hours to seconds Chinese researchers have developed a new technique that reduces the manufacturing time of optical chips from hours to seconds. The team has introduced a parallel manufacturing method that can convert 2D patterns into complex 3D structures on an entire 4-inch wafer in a single process. Traditional methods are based on focused ion beam (FIB) techniques that create optical structures one by one, which is a slow and costly bottleneck. The new approach produces thousands of structures simultaneously, significantly improving manufacturing efficiency. The technology achieves angular uniformity of more than 97%, while reducing fabrication time by more than two orders of magnitude. The method uses a broad ion beam to simultaneously transform thousands of 2D nanostructures into 3D designs, combining the ion beam with a self-folding ...
Nafq This man - is not the problem. Not in the truest sense. And to understand why we continue to get it wrong - or ignore the wrong - it is important to understand the Arabic word Nifaaq. * The word Nifaaq is derived from the word Nafq - which is one nifty, little compact word which means an underground burrow which is linked to another burrow. In more colloquial terms, it will mean the den of a mole. If, perchance, when our alphabet agencies are hunting a mole and the primary entrance is attacked - the animal flees through the passageway to the second burrow which conceals a secondary means of egress. The mole, being more clever then we imagine, builds two tunnels. There is the one for normal use. And then the one which is more greatly concealed and used only when pursued. And of course, when pursued into the first one, the escape is from the other. Linguistically speaking, the word Nifaaq means deception. But it fall...
Iran's Capabilities: Beyond our Calculations With the attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and missing soldiers - I fear the worst. High explosive warheads may leave little behind. You may follow along with me here for the technical chatter: https://x.com/ETERNALPHYSICS/status/2078492021962998211 Here is one image from the attack: As always - I absolutely hate it - when images such as the one below make it to Iranian sites. It may not be a current image. But neither is it random, nor posted without intent. I always wonder why such intimate military moments/traditions which honor our deceased, are peddled by vile propagandists who wish to use these things to increase sorrow for our fallen comrades. Have they no soul? My prayers are extended to the families who await the knock of the military Chaplain at their doors, accompanied by a couple of senior officers. May God continue to keep our oath keepers safe and bring them home to their fam...