Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
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As most of you know already, I am leaving the University of Maryland to become the Executive Director of the Managing the Atom Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard…
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Iran’s Chief nuclear negotiator gave an interview to Inter France Radio (in French) that was little noticed until the Iranian Embassy released his remarks. Here is how IRNA reported his comments: Larijani said that the best guarantee for peacefulness of…
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Barbara Demick swaps her column inches as ace international reporter for the Los Angeles Times for a turn as theater critic … sort of: Perhaps not since Mel Brooks conceived “Springtime for Hitler” in the comedy “The Producers” has there…
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WWJLWMD, indeed. Apprently, William Tierney—leaker of the Saddam Tapes—is just too weird, even for Byron York and National Review Online: National Review Online February 20, 2006 “He Shall Direct Thy Paths to the Weapons of Mass Destruction.” The former U.N.…
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Last week, Dafna Linzer had a long, detailed story (and online chat) on intelligence found by German intelligence on a laptop computer stolen by an Iranian citizen in 2004. I am writing a four-part series looking at the key pieces…
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Click here for a GoogleEarth placemark. Tom Cochran, Matt McKinzie, Stan Norris, Laura Harrison and Hans Kristensen have a cool article, China’s Nuclear Forces: The World’s First Look at China’s Underground Facilities for Nuclear Warheads, in Imaging Notes. The images,…
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And who says the National Laboratories are having trouble maintaining their relevance in the post-Cold War environment? Sandia National Laboratories news release February 15, 2006 Sandia researchers develop low-density, environmentally friendly foam that may also be the answer to surf…
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I finally dug up the DTRA brochure, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Indicators (March 2004), describing the signatures that distinguish a nuclear test site from a conventional mining operation: Some features common to legitimate mining and excavation activities can suggest nuclear…
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My alma mater, Augustana College, home of the Vikings, hosts an annual college debate tournament. This year’s trophy for first place in the open division? [A Viking] battle axe—complete with blade guard and liability waiver. [snip] It stands 3 1/2…
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I have an article in the Nieman Watchdog—a publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University—about the relationship between the NPT and the showdown with Iran, the gist of which is basically … The vast majority of states…
