Of course, the ad "Who do you want to answer the phone, at 3 a.m.?," has had a huge play on words and impact, on almost every channel, radio show, and media outlet. However, now some may want to ask, "What is the United States Dept. of Defense, shipping to Taiwan, at 3 a.m.?" It has come out, courtesy of the Taiwan Government, China, and the Associated Press, the D. O. D. has shipped components and the electronic tips, of our nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, instead of the helicopter parts, the United States was to ship, for almost a year.
Robert Gates, the head of the Dept. of Defense (D. O. D.), was furious, in his press conference today, saying, "We will be taking a complete, comprehensive overhaul and inventory, on ALL nuclear missile and United States nuclear parts, starting today." A spokesman, from the D. O. D., came out and gave a more simplistic answer, "The Department of Defense is a huge department, with many categories and internal components, sometimes mistakes are made." When the America is supposed to ship helicopter parts, but ships ballistic missile parts, to a country having huge problems with another "Super Power," it is not just "a mistake." Talk about having a C.Y.A. moment, for the D. O. D. spokesman, praying to not lose his job, in trying to make a huge mistake, into "a simple mistake."
Mistakes are made every day. Some, may make a mistake like not delivering a paper to the correct address, forgetting a friends birthday, or countless other things counted, as real mistakes, everyday. Sending intercontinental ballistic missile parts, to a country that has a strained relationship with China (who happens to be hosting the Olympics, in just 5 months, and is worried about their whole public relations campaign. Although, that is not stopping them from the beating of monks, innocent civilians, plus the world has an eye on them for the countless threats and civil unrests, against Tibet and Taiwan) is not a mistake. It is a monumental breach in both national and international security. Sending a bicycle sprocket, to a man in Canada, when he purchased a gasket off Ebay, is a mistake. However, when the actual tips and lead cones, off of ICBMs (the missiles), are sent instead of helicopter parts, that is not a mistake.
Of course the D. O. D. is a monumentally tough department to manage, compartmentalize, and deal with, day in and day out. Although, the United States government, Robert Gates, or anyone else with the security clearance, should never have "ANY" option, for nuclear materials, parts, and most importantly information on America's ICBMs getting into the hands of other countries. Eight months has gone by, before the mistake was even caught?! Therefore, the Taiwan government, knew what they had the ICBM cones and parts (plus instructions, time to take them apart, bring people into the country to help and look at them, plus who knows what else), did not report and send them back immediately, they just kept on asking for the "helicopter parts" they ordered, from the U. S.. Stating they had yet to receive them, while the U. S. said they had sent them, but could not figure out why there was a problem.
There are two key questions and one monumental decision, Robert Gates should be taking into consideration. First, Gates should figure out why the Taiwan Government, did not immediately notify and send back the ICBM parts? Second, Gates needs to find out what repercussions and possibly intelligence the United States has given up, not only to Taiwan, but to anyone else the Taiwan Government could have shared the ICBM tips and cones, with any country in the world? Finally, Gates needs to hammer and fire, whomever is responsible for this problem and overall misguided breach in the United States National Security!
Robert Gates, the head of the Dept. of Defense (D. O. D.), was furious, in his press conference today, saying, "We will be taking a complete, comprehensive overhaul and inventory, on ALL nuclear missile and United States nuclear parts, starting today." A spokesman, from the D. O. D., came out and gave a more simplistic answer, "The Department of Defense is a huge department, with many categories and internal components, sometimes mistakes are made." When the America is supposed to ship helicopter parts, but ships ballistic missile parts, to a country having huge problems with another "Super Power," it is not just "a mistake." Talk about having a C.Y.A. moment, for the D. O. D. spokesman, praying to not lose his job, in trying to make a huge mistake, into "a simple mistake."
Mistakes are made every day. Some, may make a mistake like not delivering a paper to the correct address, forgetting a friends birthday, or countless other things counted, as real mistakes, everyday. Sending intercontinental ballistic missile parts, to a country that has a strained relationship with China (who happens to be hosting the Olympics, in just 5 months, and is worried about their whole public relations campaign. Although, that is not stopping them from the beating of monks, innocent civilians, plus the world has an eye on them for the countless threats and civil unrests, against Tibet and Taiwan) is not a mistake. It is a monumental breach in both national and international security. Sending a bicycle sprocket, to a man in Canada, when he purchased a gasket off Ebay, is a mistake. However, when the actual tips and lead cones, off of ICBMs (the missiles), are sent instead of helicopter parts, that is not a mistake.
Of course the D. O. D. is a monumentally tough department to manage, compartmentalize, and deal with, day in and day out. Although, the United States government, Robert Gates, or anyone else with the security clearance, should never have "ANY" option, for nuclear materials, parts, and most importantly information on America's ICBMs getting into the hands of other countries. Eight months has gone by, before the mistake was even caught?! Therefore, the Taiwan government, knew what they had the ICBM cones and parts (plus instructions, time to take them apart, bring people into the country to help and look at them, plus who knows what else), did not report and send them back immediately, they just kept on asking for the "helicopter parts" they ordered, from the U. S.. Stating they had yet to receive them, while the U. S. said they had sent them, but could not figure out why there was a problem.
There are two key questions and one monumental decision, Robert Gates should be taking into consideration. First, Gates should figure out why the Taiwan Government, did not immediately notify and send back the ICBM parts? Second, Gates needs to find out what repercussions and possibly intelligence the United States has given up, not only to Taiwan, but to anyone else the Taiwan Government could have shared the ICBM tips and cones, with any country in the world? Finally, Gates needs to hammer and fire, whomever is responsible for this problem and overall misguided breach in the United States National Security!
