Prague Treaty Fact Sheet
Here is the White House Fact Sheet on the terms of the New START Treaty (which we will be calling the Prague Treaty). I’ve got a bunch of meetings all day, but will try to put something up over the…
Jeffrey Lewis
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Late 2009 721 Report
DNI has released the July-December 2009 721 Report. I wish they just saved the text as a .pdf, rather than scanning it and converting the images. Update | 2:14 pm And by “late,” I meant “second half of.” It is,…
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Regional Nuclear Weapons Free Zones
I hate posting on top of Josh’s fantastic AQ Khan post. Go read that first. I don’t think I got around to mentioning the article on regional nuclear weapons free zones that I wrote for Janes Intelligence Review (Regional restraint…
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China's Kinetic Kill Vehicle
Obviously, I am interested in China’s hit-to-kill program, whether it is aimed at satellites or ballistic missiles. Someone posted a very interesting analysis of the Chinese hit-to-kill program on a Chinese bulletin board (in Chinese of course). (I am not…
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Khan Kept A Diary?
A side-note on that treasure trove of documents that AQ Khan gave Simon Henderson. I keep recommending Henderson’s account of the documents in the Times as background, but allow me to make another recommendation — Henderson’s 1993 review of his…
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Leaks and Motives of AQ Khan
I notice that Jeff Smith and Joby Warrick have yet another story based on documents provided by AQ Khan to Simon Henderson. (For more about the documents, read Henderson’s account in the Times online.) This story pisses me off. (I…
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Doreen and Jim McElvany 2010 Nonproliferation Challenge
And, while we’re doing public service announcements for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, let me remind readers that CNS is again hosting the Doreen and Jim McElvany 2010 Nonproliferation Challenge. First prize is 10 Gs. Seriously, who can’t…
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Monterey Masters in Nonpro, Terrorism
Well, this is very interesting. You can now get an MA in nuclear terrorism. Imagine the class projects! Alright, I kid, but the Monterey Institute has a new degree in “Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies” that brings together the best of…
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T-D'ag Misrepresents JASON Report
So, the one time I met Tom D’Agostino, he called me “Jerry.” It was interesting moment, because I couldn’t decide whether he just suffered from some mild aphasia or was trying to be insulting. (Though, you know, Jerry Lewis is…
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China's Centralized Warhead Storage
Mark Stokes has a really cool paper out on China’s system for handling warheads (China’s Nuclear Warhead Storage and Handling System): The Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military Commission (CMC) maintains strict control over China’s operational nuclear warheads through a centralized…