Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
Article·
Here is the Unclassified Executive Summary of the Jason Report on RRW. As Walter Pincus reported over the weekend (Nuclear Warhead Design Hits Snag) the report basically argues that certification of the design will require more than the current certification…
Article·
Chris Hill tells reporters that we are down to the nuts and bolts of a denuclearization agreement. But we are really into the nuts and bolts now of implementing denuclearization, and there are a lot of details that we are…
Article·
David Isenberg has a cool new blog devoted to the nuclear black (and gray) market — and, in particular, you know who … Check it out.
Article·
Yesterday, we had a pretty full room and Voice of America’s Persian TV service to hear Gary Samore talk about “Countering a Nuclear-Armed Iran”. The audio for the event is online. Gary was pretty pessimistic about the current course of…
Article·
I am hosting Gary Samore today for a talk at 3:00pm, on what to do if diplomacy fails to persuade Iran to suspend enrichment. Should be a heck of a show. Countering a Nuclear-Armed Iran Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:00…
Article·
I was planing a little summary of Syria’s nuclear program. Mark Hibbs, however, beats me to the punch in Syria, IAEA ignore US media reports that Israel attacked nuclear site (it will be posted eventually, subscription only): Officials at the…
Article·
Scott Sagan observes that the W80 warhead — you know the type accidentally transported from Minot to Barksdale — doesn’t have a fire-resistant pit (FRP). Why does that matter? Well, this is an old discussion, but when an aircraft carrying…
Article·
Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus have the scoop on how those six nuclear warheads went missing. One mistake at the beginning enabled a chain reaction that allowed the warheads to be out of custody for 36 hours: A munitions custodian…
Article·
Though it has long sold its missile technology — to Syria, Iran, Pakistan and other customers — North Korea has never been known to export nuclear technology or material. Mark Mazzetti and David Sanger, “Israeli Raid on Syria Fuels Debate…
Article·
From Ashley Tellis’ article in Survival entitled, China’s Military Space Strategy: US policymakers, too, were aware of the preparations leading up to the test as well as its successful outcome but, after considerable internal deliberations, chose to keep silent. A…
