In a November 2009 leaked cable, US Embassy Tripoli quoted Saif Ghaddafi “inquiring about the status of the centrifuges Libya gave up,” with Ghaddafi complaining that “the fact that the centrifuges were sent to the United States and are still…
This image of a North Korean Scud (or Nodong) missile has appeared here before — in black-and-white. Wonk-reader Tal Inbar sent it along to Geoff Forden, who posted it, noting that it appeared to have been taken in the final…
I am doing a lot of work on Myanmar these days. One of the most interesting phenomenon is how rumors tend to inspire people with fertile imaginations. There are two cables from the US Embassy in Rangoon (Yangon) that are…
What if I could lower your electricity bill by about 45 cents a month in exchange for helping Syria and one or two other countries acquire a nuclear weapons capability? How about it? What, not so excited about that? Ok,…
Credit: Brad Lindsey Sorry about the dearth of posting lately — last week was one of those periods where I am pretty convinced I should have gone to law school instead of getting a PhD. On an amusing note, the…
It has come to my attention that I have not been invited to a few meetings recently because some people mistakenly believe I have already moved to Monterey. I am still in DC here, for a year. Maybe longer if…
On Friday, January 21 at 2:00 pm, I will serve as a discussant on a panel in Washington hosted by the University of California-San Diego’s Institute for Global Conflict an Cooperation. Come join us. Details after the jump …
Last week, I made available two IAEA documents relating to the establishment of Fuel Bank — the BOG Resolution (GOV/2010/70) and a supporting document (GOV/2010/67). Here are two more: Assurance of Supply, Information from the IAEA Secretariat with respect to…
Here is the US Department of State’s translation of the Russian resolution of ratification for the New START treaty. U.S. Department of State Office of Language Services Translating Division LS No. 01-2011-0191 Russian/English PH+JS/VL+PH Translation Draft No. 382931-5 Second reading FEDERAL…
I am sure you have, by now, noticed that Kyodo News has published a story titled, “China military eyes preemptive nuclear attack in event of crisis,” which was picked up by the Associated Press and AFP. The article claims that…
