MILNET: Top Fifty MILNET Pages

Top Fifty MILNET Pages

The top level pages on Military, Intelligence, and Terrorism typically are found in the top five, being the jumping off point for most MILNET visitors, new and returning. The table below shows the other links that appear to be the most popular amongst the visitors to MILNET. We've used the entire link, so you can save this file on your computer and use it as a live reference to the appropriate MILNET section or page.

The table does not include specific images which can be found in our Top Pictures compilation.

Top Ten Pages (most recent scoring) on MILNET are:

#		Linked Topic

1		Chief Editor's Blog - The Chief Editor's Comments on Geopolitical Events
2		U.S. Marine Corps Promotion Manual (Go figure, we are not the only ones offering this piece of information)
3		U.S. Naval Ships - Silhouettes and ship class descriptions, listing of major vessels
4		Hispanic Gangs - Criminals are crossing into the U.S. from our Southern Border, infesting our cities and prisons.
5		U.S. Submarine Classes - A list of all the classes of U.S. submarines both in and out of inventory
6		Iranian Military - A look at the Iranian military, including conventional forces as well as weapons of mass destruction.
7		Enlisted Rank Insignia - Features images of insignia, the relationship to designation (i.e. E-1 across the services) and a few pins
8		U.S. Military Rank - Details on the ranks of the U.S. military
9		Jet Engines - Images and basics for the ubiquitous propulsion system for airliners, cargo planes, fighters, and bombers
10		F-22 - The hotest new fighter in world military inventories, a very capable and fully functional leap forward in fighter technology.

Bolded topics are current events pieces or articles written and/or edited by the fine contributing writers at MILNET.

#		Linked Topic

1		Iran - National Profile; links to briefings and opinions from MILNET and others
2		Iraq - National Profile; links to briefings and opinions from MILNET and others
3		Weapons - MILNET''s survey of military weapons including future weapons circa 2025
4		Nuclear Weapons FAQ - Carry Sublette's tome on nuclear weapons
5		Small Hand Guns - Covers most modern, significant handguns up through the 1990s
6		Large Hand Guns - Covers most modern large caliber and semi-auto pistols through the 1990s
7		E-Bomb - Briefing on the various types of Electro-Magnetic Pulse weapons
8		Nuclear - Briefings list on nuclear topics
9		Elite Forces - Despite being dated, this page continues to draw repeat visits
10		Israel - National Profile; links to briefings and opinions from MILNET and others
11		Stealth - A complete treatment on publicly available information on how stealth works and possible counters
12		Center for Defense Information - Nuclear Accidents (MILNET Mirror)
13		U.S. Naval Ships - Silhouettes and ship class descriptions, listing of major vessels and future ships destined for the U.S. fleet
14		U.S. Military Rank - Details on the ranks of the U.S. military
15		The Mideast - Briefing: Clickable map links to country profiles, briefings and opinons
16		Nuclear Accidents - Additional sources and info on the topic plus CDI article
17		Stan Coerr's fine article, "No One Asked Us"
18		Mid East News - Dr. Mohamed Ibn Guadi's updates on the Mideast, media and articles
19		Alan Simpson's Political Intelligence - Alan offers his unique, biting commentary
20		Air-to-Air Missile Database - Accurate for missiles that are still in use in most countries
21		Main Battle Tank Chart - Most main battle tanks, does not reflect much beyond 90s.
22		Stealth -Briefing: Includes anti-stealth technology with some good historical background
23		Foreign Terror Group Profiles - This section was one of a few of its kind and still remains popular
24		Intelligence Agencies of the World - Dated listing of the world's intelligence agencies
25		ICBMs - The world's Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (includes ICBMS, MRBMs, IRBMS, SLBMS and MIRVs)
26		Navy Warships - The world's navy warships; NATO and U.S. warships databases
27		Conventional Weapons - Briefing on non-nuclear weapons of the world's military
28		Changes to the Intelligence Community - MILNET Brief, Updated regularly, all changes proposed since 1947
29		Iranian Nuclear Chronology - MILNET Brief. The events in Iran's nuclear weapons development
30		Major Documents - Mirror copies of critical documents on MILNET
31		World Ship's Database, MILNET Brief with tables of carriers, cruisers, destroyers and frigates for major nations
32		Decommissioned Ships - U.S.N. ships decommissioned in the last thirty years
33		Nuclear Nations - Last updated when Pakistan exploded their test weapon,
34		Battlefield Missiles - Explains the multi-tier concept and links to a database
35		Is the U.N. Useless? - A MILNET opinion piece looking at the U.N.'s inability to remain relevant
36		The Terrorist Bomb - MILNET Opinion: Iran's first nuclear weapon will this be the first Terrorist Bomb?
37		Nuclear War Prevention - MILNET Brief: An article on direct action against North Korea and Iran
38		Iranian Death March - MILNET Opinion: Arrogant posturing will lead to the death of Iranian leaders
39		The SR-71 Briefing - A look at the U.S. Air Forces fastest aircraft ever, and they keep pulling it out of retirement!
40		U.S. Submarine Classes - A list of all the classes of U.S. submarines both in and out of inventory
41		Special Forces - Profile: U.S. Special Forces with comments from real spec ops warriors!
42		China - National Profile; links to briefings and opinions from MILNET and others
43		Domestic Terror Group Profiles - One of the few pages of its kind on the Internet
44		Irainian Military Update - A look at several authorative sources on the threat from Iran's conventional forces
45		ICBMs - Major nations missiles, does NOT include variations of the SCUD or MRBMs
46		Terrorist List - A mirror of the U.S. State Department's official list of terrorists and terrorist groups
47		Enlisted Rank - MILNET Brief on U.S. Enlisted Ranks includes graphics of insignia. Officer rank also available
48		UUVs - Unmanned Underwater Vehicles - 1st 2 wks it was already in the top 50 list
49		UAVs - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - From recon to surgical strikes, all without risking a pilot
50		USVs - Unmanned Space Vehicles - Already in the top fifty, new in March

Almost Made It (Consistently Popular)

	Linked Topic

	Air Force Special Operations Command - USAF elements absorbed into USSOCOM
	Far East Update - MILNET Brief on the nations in the Far East
	Russian Terrorism - MILNET Brief. The publicly known info on Russian Terrorist events
	Nuclear Carriers - MILNET Brief on how nuclear weapons are transported in the U.S.
	The Threat From Syria, MILNET Brief, updated March, 2003
	Nuclear Weapon Detonation - How a nuclear weapon is detonated or fizzles
	NATO Aircraft - A listing of the alliances planes from fighters and bombers to transports and recon
	Espionage Overview - A look at how espionage works,REAL tradecraft and some of its infamous practitioners
	Air-to-Air Missiles - Includes a link to MILNET's AAM database, size and performance (declassified versions)
	Air Commandos - USAF Special Operations - Modern AF spec-ops in U.S. Special Operations Command
	Israel - The MILNET briefing, see also Iran and Iraq Pakistan and India for all time interest levels
	Directed Energy Weapons - Lasers, microwave, particle beams, new and incredible weapons
	Naval Ship's Major Weapons - From torpedos and mines to tomahawks and the Trident SLBM
	The Conspiracy - A look at the 9/11 Conspirators, written back in 2003
	Helicopter Brief - MILNET takes aim at what is clearly the most dangerous weapon system to those on board

MILNET Archives Top TEN

#		Linked Topic

1		Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008, U.S. Department of Defense
2		FBI Bomb Data Center - 1997 bombing incidents, Federal Bureau of Investigation
3		Able Danger IG Report, 9/18/2006 Department of Defense Inspector General's Office
4		U.S. Marine Corps Promotion Manual Rev D, U.S. Department of Defense
5		Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Roadmap, 2002-2027, U.S. Department of Defense, Published December 2002
6		The Navy Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Master Plan, April 20, 2000, U.S. Department of the Navy
7		Road Map For National Security - Imperative for Change - Hart-Rudman report, 1/31/2001
8		Proliferation: Threat and Response, January 2001, U.S. Department of Defense
9		Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 6/17/2005
10		Terrorism in the United States, 1998, Counterterrorism Threat Assessment and Warning Unit, U.S. Department of Justice

MILNET's Most Popular Sections

#	Section
1	Root (http://www.milnet.com/")
2	Pentagon ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/")
3	AFI Archives ("http://www.milnet.com/afi/")
4	Nuclear Weapons ("http://www.milnet.com/nukeweap/")
5	AFI 2001 Archives ("http://www.minet.com/afi/2001/")
6	International Terrorist Group Profiles ("http://www.milnet.com/tgp/data/")
7	Domestic Terrorist Group Profiles ("http://www.milnet.com/domestic/data/")
8	Intelligence Community for the 21st Century ("http://www.milnet.com/usint/")
9	MILNET Opinions ("http://www.milnet.com/opinion/")
10	Iraq Section ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/centcom/iraq/")
11	Pentagon - 1996 Annual Defense Report ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/adr96/")
12	Pentagon - Navy ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/navy/")
13	U.S. Dept. of State - Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2001 ("http://www.milnet.com/state/2001/")
14	World Conflicts in 2001 ("http://www.milnet.com/wc/")
15	Pentagon - Mideast - Syria ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/mideast/syria/")
16	Russian Military Transformation ("http://www.milnet.com/rusmil/")
17	Dr. Mohamed Ibn Guadi's Middle East News ("http://www.milnet.com/mid-east-news/")
18	Pentagon - Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator Programs ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/actd/")
19	Alan Simpson's Political Intelligence ("http://www.milnet.com/pol-intel/")
20	Pentagon - Defense Technology Objectives ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/dto/")
21	Pentagon - Non-Proliferation ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/nonprolf/")
22	Pentagon - U.S. Air Force ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/usaf/")
23	Pentagon - Forward Artillery ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/fa/")
24	Pentagon - Central Command ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/centcom/")
25	CIA - National Intelligence Estimates ("http://www.milnet.com/cia/nies/")
26	Pentagon - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/uavs/")
27	Ryan Mauro's Geo Political Analysis ("http://www.milnet.com/geo-pol/")
28	Pentagon - Centcom - Iran ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/centcom/iran/")
29	Pentagon - India ("http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/india/")
30	U.S. Dept. of State - China ("http://www.milnet.com/state/china/")

Top MILNET Briefings

#	Briefing/Opinion	Brief Description
1	Hispanic Gangs	Briefing: Criminals are crossing into the U.S. from our Southern Border, infesting our cities. Prison populations are packed with these criminals, many of which are illegal aliens or have joined with South or Central American drug gang members to create their own fiefdoms on U.S. soil. See also the follow up briefing based on Congressional testimony below (Southern Border Security)
2	Iranian Military	Briefing: A look at the Iranian military, including conventional forces as well as weapons of mass destruction.
3	Far East Update	Briefing: A survey of issues effecting Far East Asia
4	Flashpoints	Briefing: Hot spots of the world...written and updated in 2003, still quite accurate in its assessment
5	F-22	Briefing: The hotest new fighter in world military inventories, a very capable and fully functional leap forward in fighter technology.
6	Religious Differences, Sunni vs. Shiite	Briefing: A report many in Congress need to read, if for no other reason to finally understand what they are dealing with in the Middle East
7	Nuclear Weapons Accidents	Briefing: Old but popular, this report used with permission from the Center For Defense Intelligence, outlines accidents which have occurred while storing, carrying, or transporting nuclear weapons, also includes the different levels of reporting for nuclear weapons incidents.
8	Terrorism in Iraq	Briefing: A look at the terrorist groups active in Iraq as well as motivations, countries supporting those groups and links to al-Qaeda
9	Jet Engines	Briefing: Images and basics for the ubiquitous propulsion system for airliners, cargo planes, fighters, and bombers
10	Terror Group Profiles	Briefing: Adapted originally from the Navy Postgraduate School profiles, includes updates from the U.S. Department of State's "Patterns of Global Terrorism"
11	The War Powers Act	Briefing: Analsysis of the War Powers Act used during the Reagan administration in an attempt to wrest power from the President of the United States
12	Domestic Terrorism	Briefing: Profiles on domestic terrorist organizations in the U.S.
13	The E-Bomb	Briefing: The EMP Weapon, a device that creates huge electromagnetic fields when deployed, fields that destroy sensitive electronics in the hopes of disabling vehicles and an enemies command and control network.
14	Iranian Nuclear Chronology	Briefing: A look at the events over the last decade -- Iran is building nuclear weapons while thumbing its nose at the rest of the world, while apologists believe their lies about "peaceful nuclear program".
15	Chinese and Terrorism	Briefing: A look at the Chinese conventional forces and terrorism within that nation
16	The Boland Amendment	Briefing: Tied into the attempt to limit the war powers of the Reagan administration
17	Espionage Overview	Briefing: How do spy masters get traitors to do their bidding? This overview looks at classic and more modern updates to the tradecraft
18	Helicopter Briefing	Briefing: An excellent look at the helicopters used by the U.S. military with a conclusion that the U.S. remains vision-locked -- failing to build a truly futuristic hovering platform while relying on decades old technology.
19	UUVs	Briefing: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles -- an exciting new military science arena that promises to revolutionize underwater warfare
20	USVs	Briefing: Unmanned Space Vehicles -- cloaked in secrecy, the U.S. and other space faring nations are looking at ways to automate operations in space, including automatic repair tenders and perhaps even weapons platforms.
21	Southern Border Security	Briefing: Our southern border security is a disgrace. Recent evidence given before Congress and subsequent Congressional investigations have disclosed publicly not only the severity of the problem, but the governments inability or lack of will to stop drug lords and criminal gangs from penetrating our national security. Worse, evidence is mounting that terrorists have recognized this weakness and with the aid of countries like Venezuela, exploiting it as an entry route for bringing terrorists and weapons into the U.S.
22	Changes to the Intelligence Community	Briefing: Post 9/11 changes included, this rather complete report looks at how the U.S. Intelligence community has undergone changes, citing laws and motivations for decades of change.
23	Weapons for 2025	The weapons of the future -- space, underwater, airborne, and ground. Includes looks at recent (Q1 2007) efforts that include new high energy weapons and robotic warriors. This is NOT sci-fi!!!
24	Direct Action Against Iran	Speculation: A compelling look at a scenario that pits the U.S. against Iran in a strategic attack to take out nuclear weapons development facilities.
25	Pakistani Export of the Militant Jihad	Briefing: Not speculation, this report outlines how decades of arrogant ignorance driven blindness of the Pakistani government and its allies have created one of the world's worst hotbeds for Jihadists bent on destroying all western culture in our lifetime. Includes referenes to major terrorist events and the links to Pakistani Jihadist training centers, with names of individuals and their links into Pakistan.

MILNET's Top Opinions

Title	Date	Brief Description
The Cold War Is On #1 !!!	Mar 2007	Russia is clearly demonstrating behavior which is highly reminescent of the old Cold War. This new Cold War may have new partners for Russia than it's former Soviet self, but it sure feels the same....for obstructionism in the U.N, to providing loads of assistance to Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, they appear to do anything to create trouble for the west. (Pageviews in 2008-Jun: 2,965, May: 7,078, Apr: 6,582)
Hollywood Fictional Attack	July 2005	Last year I stopped watching one of my favorite shows. What happened was the writers nearly overnight went anti-war nuts and tried to turn the show into a blithering left wing oratory on the military and the Bush government. The show shortly was off the air, losing its audience rather quickly. Others have survived and have gone even further over the edge. Boston Legal for instance hasn't let up and still seems pretty popular. West Wing went off the air, and I, the arch conservative loved the inside look at the White House, but I really had to ignore the pointed attacks on the right. Is Hollywood using their special place on the television and theater to produce left wing, anti-conservative propaganda? You be the judge.
The U.N. Useless	Sep 2004	Only in the idealist's unreal world is the U.N. an effective organizations. To the realist, it is less than useless. But try to propose an alternative.
The Price of Liberalism	July 2005	The price of Liberalism is not a figment of conservative imagination. The costs associated with looking the other way because of an abundance of over sensitivity to the proclivities of human behavior are enormous.
Putin the Secret Dictator	Oct 2007	MILNET is one of the online sites that has continued to point at our so called new friends in Russia with some disdain. For instance, we are staunch proponents of the theory that a new cold war is in operation, with the nation of Russia as the obvious replacement for the old Soviet Union -- smaller, less dangerous, but dangerous still. We are not comforted by the rhetoric of the Russian government or its current President Vladimir Putin.
The Myth of Oppression	Feb 2005	Looks at ten myths associated with Israel and Palestinians and includes myths that bring the U.S. into that frame of reference and resulting violence.
Invisible Threat: Leftist's Blind Spot	Feb 2008	The problem with the Left extends from two seemingly opposing logic centers. They are voiced in back room statements like "We can't have the machines for war, we should not be a warring nation" and "But we cannot look soft on National Security". So how do you manage to ensure that the public's perception of your ideals matches your schizophrenic desires? How do you do that without getting caught in a lie? Simple. Create a bigger lie.
The Iranian Bomb-Sooner Than You Think	Sep 2006	In the ongoing effort to second guess those actually tasked with making the decisions, the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has been holding hearings in order to get a fair understanding of what the various experts have to say about pursuing various options centered on the ultimate goal -- keeping Iran from completing and testing a nuclear weapon. And has been the case for decades, the experts cannot agree with any certainty on positive steps, only that it is most likely a lost cause...not that we at MILNET counter that pessimism to any degree.
Immigration Bill Hoax	May 2007	In looking over the immigration bill being debated in Congress, my temper went through the roof. Of all the useless bills ever proposed...the emotional rant could continue for hours, probably will. Suffice to say that the bill is the largest hoax foisted upon the American people in the history of Congress
Axis Closes Ranks	Feb 2005	Not too unexpectedly, the Axis of Evil is closing ranks. Today, Syria and Iran announced the beginnings of a new alliance to "build a common front".
No One Asked Us	Sep 2004	Stan Coerr's excellent piece - No one asked the Iraqi soldiers what they thought of the Iraq situation, why its important or why they put their lives on the line. Well, no more, Stan gives it to us with gusto. This, by the way, is one of our all time top two articles on MILNET.
Our Friends The Russians	Mar 2005	The Cold War may have ended but the Russians are certainly not friends of the United States.
Classic Russian Pattern	Dec 2004	Taking a casual look at current acts by Russian President Vladmir Putin will remind you of the former Soviet Union. Are Putin's acts against the democracy of Russia leading back to those evil days?
The Terrorist Bomb	Sep 2004	With the United Nations doing it's usual job of helping their deception, Iran has brazenly declared to the world their ultimate machismo. It is clear the next sound we will hear from them is "Boom". Big bada boom. And we aren't talking about the Sopranos either.
Being Scared Is Okay	Mar 2005	MILNET's Chief Editor get's asked questions about various MILNET topics all the time, and sometimes he sees fear in the eyes of average hard working Americans. It's okay to be scared
Laws, Regulations, and Rules	Jan 2005	"In 1995, the Justice Department embraced flawed legal reasoning, imposing a series of restrictions on the FBI that went beyond what the law required. The 1995 Guidelines and the procedures developed around them imposed draconian barriers to communications between the law enforcement and intelligence communities. The wall "effectively excluded" prosecutors from intelligence investigations. The wall left intelligence agents afraid to talk with criminal prosecutors or agents. In 1995, the Justice Department designed a system destined to fail." - John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General. In 2001 we reaped the "benefits" of that failure.
Iranian Death March	Sep 2004	Iran continues to march along a path that will lead to its government's destruction. Civilized nations concerned with the duty to protect its citizens from WMD will eventually tire of diplomatic gestures and blow the WMD plants to hell and gone, and then turn to look at the government that created the threat in the first place. That government will not, can not, survive.
In Iraq: Terrorism, Not Civil War	Mar 2005	MILNET's Chief Editor watched a young protogee shred a smug liberal's clock with precise and concise words - The violence in Iraq is not terrorism, it's civil war.
The Other Fight	Mar 2005	Terrorists are grown, not born, and as part of the War on Terror, we have to go to the source and fix it. Let's stop the vitirol from Wahhabist preaching, and in parallel let's fix the governments that breed the would-be terrorist and then let's eliminate rogue nations that spur the terrorists on, provide them with funds, shelter, and other support.
The Uneasy Alliance	Jan 2005	Our Western European Allies - It has become an uneasy friendship, strained, and frought with unpredictability, the killer of diplomacy and negotiation. But rather than blame ourselves, let's look at where they are headed and discover why they are out of step with America, not the other way around.
The Underplayed Crisis	Sep 2004	The real problem with nuclear proliferation...yeah, it's about Iran. Waiting too long for proof of their nuclear weapons development is foolish and it has taken a long time for this to be a real issue. Written before Iran's Nuclear program became a campaign issue.
Iran Joins the Cast of Irrational	Jul 2004	In what can only be described as bizarre, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the top religious leader of the government in Iraq says he believes the U.S. and Israel are conducting kidnappings and beheadings in Iraq. Joining the irrational leaders of North Korea who accuse the U.S. of making up the facts surrounding the nuclear crisis in that country in order to take North Korea to war, the Iranian religious leader seems to gone off the deep edge.
Building Targets for Suicide Bombers	May 2002	A MILNET report published by AFI, dealing with Jewish settlements built in disupted territory. Now that they are finally being torn down, it sort of makes this piece prophetic.
One Sided Politics and Military Alliance: The Modern Saudi Legacy	Sep 2002	This four section report summarizes the reality of the Saudi Arabian duplicity that MILNET believes contributed heavily to many of the major terrorist events in the last two decades and joins with the Rand Corporation analysts who recommend that the U.S. take strong measures to force the Saudi government to change their ways or face U.S. retaliation.
China's Leadership Shows Their Arrogance	Apr 2001	When a Chinese jet patrol plane collided with a U.S. surveillance aircraft, the Chinese had a great opportunity to show how they were serious about joining the world community of civilized nations. Instead they demonstrated arrogance and cold war mentality.
Hillary Dillary	Dec 2004	Hillary dillary dock, the Senator ran out the clock. With little time to dither, she's got the Republicans in a lather, the next Demo to blather.
Defective Liberal Logic Disease	Oct 2004	There remains in this country, a disease of the mind that continues to pump out not only fictional historical events to support their position but an exceeding proclivity to spout forth with logic that defies intelligence. The disease is DLLD.