Singaporean Navy – A review of the state of Singapore’s fleet, as it celebrates its 36th anniversary.

• The Stratis Times: Navy takes the rough with the smooth

Chinese Navy – More details on the Chinese submarine disaster – it happened over 2 weeks ago.

• Boston Globe: Cause of submarine disaster is mystery

US Navy – A look at US forces redeploying home from the Gulf.

• Sea Power: Naval Forces Begin Return Home As War in Iraq Subsides

Background – Nuclear Proliferation – At the end of the cold war, weapons of mass destruction were mostly abstractions. Suddenly, they are proliferating, and those who now have or want nukes will use them to blackmail, or worse.

• New York Times Magazine: The Thinkable