Working on START

The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) was a bilateral treaty between the US and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and limitation of strategic nuclear weapons. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994. While working for TRW, I was on contract with the National Security Agency to conduct a threat analysis on the US nuclear command and control system, as a consequence of START.

Below is a thank you letter from NSA for our team's contributions to START. Ron Gault, my dearest friend and companion, who was my boss at the time, was the reason we landed the assignment. It was one of the most fun, interesting, challenging, and meaningful periods of my life, and I got to do it with my best friend. It doesn't get any better than that.

Our Violent Society

On Feb 14, Valentine's Day, a 19-year old man entered a Florida high school and randomly murdered 17 students and teachers.

Every opinion needs to come towards the middle for the sake of our children and country. Tighter gun control alone won’t solve the problem, but it will help. Gun buyback programs alone won’t solve the problem, but they will help. Stopping the production of and patronizing violent movies, video games, and TV shows won’t solve the problem alone, but it will help. Putting more counselors and social workers in classrooms to identify and mitigate high risk students won’t solve the problem alone, but it will help. Increasing the physical security and presence of armed security in our schools, churches, and other public gatherings won’t solve the problem alone, but it will help. Publicly emphasizing the importance of Golden Rule civility and better parenting won’t solve the problem alone, but it will help. We need a national campaign comprised of political, corporate, and religious leadership. It needs to be organized now. It needs to stay active and work on this problem for the next 10 years. We need a leader.

#saveourchildren