Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
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A couple of news outlets have mentioned that North Korea demanded the United States withdraw the “nuclear umbrella” extended to South Korea. Bloomberg cited Xinhua, which was citing Yonhap. Here is the quote from Yonhap: The top North Korean negotiator,…
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Carla Anne Robbins at the Wall Street Journal reports Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bob Joseph briefed the IAEA on US intelligence suggesting Iran’s Shahab 3 (above) missile is designed to be nuclear capable: The missile…
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An anonymous EU official told AFX the European Union will present a new proposal to Iran during the week following Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s 3 August 2005 inauguration as Iranian President. No details were available, though the Iranians have been demanding some…
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Doug Jehl helps David Sanger cover his ass in the New York Times. Jehl and Sanger note that allegations North Korea was constructing a “reviewing stand” near a suspected nuclear test site—central to Spring rumors of an impending North Korean…
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John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal summarizes (subscription only) Jonathan Medalia’s most recent edition of Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program, RL32929, Congressional Research Service, 20 July 2005 (download). Download the report from FAS The July 20 edition of…
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In response to my post, Trey Obering is a Fool, MDA Spokesman Rick Lehner has transcribed the General’s remarks from an audiotape. I agree with Obering’s remarks, as transcribed by MDA: We are not desiring to go against a Chinese…
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Over at DefenseTech.org, I blogged a little about nuclear targeting. The happy occasion is a rumor that the OVP “tasked the [STRATCOM] with drawing up a contingency plan … in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack [that] includes a large-scale…
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Or not: MDA spokesman Rick Lehner provided a transcript of Obering’s statement that is (1) different from what the WaPo reported and (2) consistent with policy. Lehner’s transcript is the second comment. I’ve added another post on the subject. Director…
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Jack Pritchard has a hell of an article about US Korea policy in UNIDIR’s Disarmament Forum. Although written before North Korea’s return to Six Party Talks, Pritchard’s history of the last round helps explain why North Korea came back. DPRK…
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The Defense Department has issued its Annual Report of the Military Power of the People’s Republic of China for 2005. Although the report was the subject of extensive debate, the final document appears relatively mundane. It contains, unlike past reports,…
