The Lulling Effect of Arms Control
Off to New York City for a couple of meetings around the PREPCOM. Drop me a line if you are around. In the meantime, here is aother entry from Michael Krepon’s shoebox on an argument that was later reprised to…
Jeffrey Lewis
Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
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North Korea and Game Theory
I had an op ed on Sunday in the Washington Times about what to do about North Korea: Although deeply injurious to U.S. interests, nothing that Kim Jong-il has done is irrational, crazy or, that old orientalist favorite, inscrutable. The…
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Gates to Triad: Drop Dead
Is the Triad a Cold War relic, like Ice Station Zebra? I have long thought that a significant reduction in nuclear weapons — say 1000 or fewer deployed warheads — would require not merely downloading of warheads, but cuts to…
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Reader Comments in the NY Times
Congratulations Rick, you made the New York Times! In the New York Times Magazine, Bill Broad playfully detailed how North Korea’s rocket launch was used in the policy debate over missile defense. For a witty opening, he linked to a…
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Edward Teller on the ABM Treaty
Another dispatch from Michael Krepon’s shoebox, this one related to late Edward Teller (right) and his argument for ratifying the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty: “The ABM Treaty which is up for ratification… merely recognizes political realities. We must make a…
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Vacuum Tubes
A cool collection of vacuum tubes. So, you know how General Kevin Chilton, STRATCOM Commander, and others have been making to case for the “Reliable Replacement Warhead” by arguing that we must replace the vacuum tubes (more) remaining in the…
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Michael Krepon's Shoebox
We are starting a new feature — Michael Krepon’s shoebox. As you will see from his explanatory note, he has collected quotes over thirty years, largely organized around his book writing projects. (You should check out his most recent book,…
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Das Puffen Boomer
On Thursday and Friday, I attended a workshop sponsored by AAAS and Princeton concerning advances in Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty monitoring and verification. There was considerable discussion of “venting” — when underground nuclear tests eject radioactive material into the…
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Where Nuclear Weapons Go To Die
Meri Lugo and I have a short piece on nuclear weapons dismantlement in The Argument, Foreign Policy’s “provocation about global politics, economics, and ideas, written by people who shape them.” Speaking in Prague on April 5, U.S. President Barack Obama…
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The Il-Matic Returns
He’s baaaaaaaack! A thinner, grayer Kim Jong Il appeared at the first session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. The Norks released the video. I love the desultory little clap he gives about 45 seconds…