Writing on ACW 2004–2021 · 161 posts
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I am just now getting the chance to write some comments about Peter Scoblic’s TNR article about nuclear proliferation. [full disclosure: Peter was the editor of Arms Control Today when I first began working at ACA.] These are just some…
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I have previously noted Wade Boese’s article explaining that, despite previous Bush administration claims, the BBC China interdiction was not a PSI operation. For whatever reason, SecState Rice decided around that time to argue that the “PSI provided the framework…
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As most of you probably know, the recently-announced US-India agreement to pursue nuclear cooperation still has some obstacles to overcome in Congress. So I thought I’d provide some information from people who are way smarter than I am on this…
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South Korea National Intelligence Service (NIS) HQ Both Jeffrey and I have written before, about whether North Korea has a deliverable nuclear weapon. Just to provide another data point, ROK intelligence reportedly assessed in February that Seoul’s northern neighbor may…
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Since verification and inspections will likely continue to be a topic of discussion for the foreseeable future, I thought UNMOVIC’s 21st quarterly report might be of interest. It contains an appendix describing some “lessons learned” from UNMOVIC and UNSCOM’s experiences…
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Others are doing a fine job keeping up with the legal issues and day-to-day news regarding the whole Wilson/Plame/Rove thing. However, as this NYT oped points out, the Wilson affair is part of a larger issue: the administration’s deceptions regarding…
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I hate to contradict Scott Gearity, whose Export Control Blog is really sweet, but I have to disagree with his take on this Haaretz piece. According to the article: French President Jacques Chirac has told Haaretz that if European negotiations…
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Wade Boese enters the race with an excellent piece on the US opposition to FMCT negotiations. Wade wrote about the FMCT/CD goat rodeo a few months back, but here he succinctly summarizes how China called the administration’s bluff: The United…
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…just like claiming that ”[President Bush] took advantage of every possibility to try to resolve this without having to use military force” doesn’t make it true – even if you’re the Vice President. Yes, ACW readers know that the administration…
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A while ago, Jeffrey posted the full text of an informal Iranian proposal to limit its centrifuge operation to a facility of about 3,000 machines. Although the proposal contains a few things to like (e.g. a commitment to forego reprocessing),…
