Russian Navy – The final verdict from Russia on the cause of the sinking of the Kursk in in: hydrogen peroxide fuel exploding in a 65-76 Kit (Whale) torpedo.

• BBC: Final report blames fuel for Kursk disaster
• Associated Press: Kursk accident caused by explosion of fuel in torpedo, commission member says

Background – Transformation – William Arkin on why the Pentagon’s Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation has been removed – his call for a force of 34 aircraft carriers to meet US requirements was his downfall.

• Washington Post Dot Mil: Who’s Afraid of PA&E?