Howard S. Halpern, CCABW, is a retired applied physicist, engineer, sometimes chemist, whose career on behalf of the United States’ national defense spanned 43 years. He was employ...view moreHoward S. Halpern, CCABW, is a retired applied physicist, engineer, sometimes chemist, whose career on behalf of the United States’ national defense spanned 43 years. He was employed at United Technologies for 35 years, retiring in 1990. He worked on delivery of nuclear weapons by both missiles and aircraft, and defenses against them, including the United States’ first generation intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Halpern shares his life, wisdom, theories, and passions with readers.view less