Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
Article·
A couple of days ago, U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Jay Lefkowitz falsely claimed that the Administration was reviewing its support for the Six Party talks, announcing that “It is appropriate now to reevaluate – to…
Article·
The Monopoly House on Euphrates Ave. is about 15 meters tall, or at least that is what one reader working from the angle of the sun calculates. Check out that and other good stuff in the comments.
Article·
I’ve noticed some confusion among folks about the disablement process in North Korea — let’s make this very, very clear. All of the disablement steps are believed completed save for the unloading of fuel, which was delayed by the need…
Article·
Readers have asked me what I think of this story by Bill Broad on Syria’s decision to reconstruct a building on the foundations of the the “Box-on-the-Euphrates.” It has a vaulted roof now, so it looks rather like a Monopoly-House-on-the-Euphrates.…
Article·
McClatchy Newspapers’ Kevin G. Hall puts the final nail in the myth attributing “supernotes” — almost perfect counterfeit $100 bills — to North Korea. In an article titled “U.S. counterfeiting charges against N. Korea based on shaky evidence,” Hall identifies…
Article·
Not sure how much time I have to write … We have the Chinese SSBN event today at New America (at 12:15) and, more importantly, the Happy Hour at the Big Hunt at 6:00 pm. Here is a challenge to…
Article·
I’ve only spoken with Michael Dobbs once, on the telephone, and he seemed like a nice guy. But, wow, is he being rude and dissmisive on the Washington Post website. It is this kind of ignorant arrogance that bothers the…
Article·
Another picture of China’s new SSBN, this one said to be at Sanya, Hainan Island. I am psyched! My Nuclear Strategy Initiative is hosting an open-to-the-public roundtable on China’s Boomers: Implications if China’s Deterrent Goes to Sea here at the…
Article·
North Korea has issued a statement on why it slowed disablement and the hangup with the declaration. The explanation for the slowdown — North Korea is slowing the unloading of fuel rods from Yongbyon, presumably to take the entire 100…
Article·
As expected, North Korea missed the deadline for “providing a complete and correct declaration of its nuclear programs.” I say “as expected” in part because this is what Chris Hill told Congress in a closed briefing, according to Chris Nelson,…
