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Midway’s secret weapon: The codebreakers who gave Nimitz the edge
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Grounds For Truth, Approved, Commentary, National

Midway’s secret weapon: The codebreakers who gave Nimitz the edge

By A History Buff | Commentary, Grounds For Truth Substack On the anniversary of Midway, a veteran cryptanalyst explains why incomplete intelligence, used well, can change the course of war. I’ve spent enough years inside the grind of signals intelligence to know that intelligence victories rarely come from perfect decrypts. They come from fragments, traffic patterns, a sharp hunch backed by discipline and a commander willing to act while the picture is still fuzzy. Midway, fought June 4–7, 1942, is the textbook case. After Pearl Harbor the Japanese Navy’s operational code, JN-25, was still only partially recovered. It was a classic superenciphered system: a codebook with thousands of groups further masked by additive tables. Station Hypo, the Navy’s Combat Intelligence...
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U.S. Blockade Could Break Iran If Washington Holds The Line
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U.S. Blockade Could Break Iran If Washington Holds The Line

By Helen Raleigh | Commentary, The Federalist The U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a significant escalation that carries considerable risks and rewards. This week, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. The action marks a significant escalation following the collapse of peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. While the move carries considerable risks, it also offers substantial potential rewards. The Strait of Hormuz, with Iran controlling its northern shore, has long been one of the world’s most critical energy arteries. Before the war, roughly 20 percent of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through its narrow waters. Sin...
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Navy relieves Colorado cyber command leader citing ‘loss of confidence’
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Navy relieves Colorado cyber command leader citing ‘loss of confidence’

By Beth Sullivan | Navy Times The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Navy Information Operations Command Colorado on Thursday, the service announced. Cmdr. Christopher Johnson was relieved of his duties by Capt. Chelsey Zwicker, commodore of Naval Information Operations Command Pacific, due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said. “The Navy maintains the highest standards for commanding officers and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the service said in a release. The release did not provide additional details on Johnson’s dismissal. The Navy uses “loss of confidence” as a blanket statement when relieving commanding officers. Johnson, who resumed command of NIOC Colorado in May 2023, has been temporarily reassigned to U....
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