US Navy – Details emerge about the cause of the collision between the nuclear attack submarine USS Oklahoma City and a tanker in the Straits of Gibraltar in 2002.

• Virginian Pilot: Commodore contributed to sub collision, report says

US Navy – An interview with Vice Admiral Phillip M. Balisle is commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), largest of the Navy’s five major acquisition and support organizations, managing nearly one-fifth the service’s annual budget, or almost $20 billion annually.

• SeaPower: NAVSEA’s Balisle: Architect of Change in a Violent World

Background – 4th Generation Warfare – Is the war on terror a 4th generation warfare conflict?

• Military.com: 4GW: Tactics of the Weak Confound the Strong

Background – Terrorism – Gwynne Dwyer asks if we are overinflating the threat.

• Toronto Star: West overrates terrorism