Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
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Yeesh, sometimes it’s hard to be a wonk. Today, I planned to write about what happens if Iran places its centrifuge cascades in “warm standby.” Still do, actually. But, first, a little housekeeping. A Clarification To Yesterday’s Post So in…
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Chris Hill clearly has other things on his mind these days: NPR: There is one nuclear reactor in North Korea that experts say could produce a nuclear weapon. Is that at the heart these discussions? HILL. Well, to be sure,…
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Dem rims keep spinnin’ even after the centrifuges stop. All Hail the Robot Economist.
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Bill Broad and David Sanger report that Iran is set to make a major announcement. Iran is expected to declare in coming days that it has made a huge leap toward industrial-scale production of enriched uranium — a defiant act…
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Last night, at a bar in DC … Arms Control Wonk: Hey … is Ken Brill going to replace Space-Based Bob (Robert Joseph) as Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security? Striped Pants Cookie Pusher (SPCP) with Mojito (w/M): I…
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Friend of Wonk Allen Thompson sends along this little update from the October 2006 issue of Seafarer’s Log: Twenty-six Seafarers recently were lauded for their contributions to the Department of Defense’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) X-Band Radar (XBR) Project office…
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The Onion on China’s ASAT test: Americans Demand Military Response After Chinese Shoot Down DirecTV Satellite January 29, 2007 | Issue 43•05 WASHINGTON, DC—A citizens’ group presented a petition signed by nearly 75 million Americans to key members of Congress…
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Paul Stares argues that multilateral security assurances might induce Pyongyang to agree to the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear program: The diplomatic vehicle for such security assurances would be a United Nations-sponsored initiative to formally end the Korean War and…
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Is anything cooler than super-villains teaming up, like when Doctor Doom and Sub-Mariner settled into an uneasy alliance? No, obviously not. So, neither is it surprising that super-hack Con Coughlin alleges North Korea is helping Iran prepare for a nuclear…
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The fantastic photo is by Victor Minghir. FY-1 Charlie is now more than five hundred pieces of tracked debris (International Launch Designators 1999-025E – 1999-025WS). As a result, Leo Barhorst notes on the SeeSat Listserv, the Space Track catalogue has…
