Category: administrivia

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Piers Millett at NAF Reminder

Just a reminder that New America and Global Green USA are hosting a talk and a wine reception for Piers Millet here at the New America Foundation: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention Discussion and Wine Reception Unlike the Nuclear Nonproliferation…

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Piers Millett at New America

The first time I met Piers Millett, we were having a drink at Mr. Pickwick Pub in Geneva. Now, Piers — one of only three members of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Implementation Support Unit in Geneva — is in…

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2009 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat

Hans has the new National Air and Space Intelligence Center Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat. Lots and lots of pretty pictures, especially of the DF-31, as well as new information. (Lest you think I just love missile-porn — which I…

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Greetings from Amman

I had to work today, so I decided to do it pool-side. Life is tough, I know. Tomorrow I am attending a two-day conference organized by the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and funded by the Carnegie Corporation. We meet every…

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Herbert F. York (1921-2009)

We’ve lost Herb York. Herbert Frank York, founding chancellor of the University of California, San Diego and a world-renowned physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb as a young researcher and later championed arms control, died May 19 at Thornton…

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Morning Joe

Joe Cirincione has a blog, which is good. He also tweets which is great. I am addicted to his morning news summary, Morning Joe.

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NCPC Site & 721 Report

The DNI National Counterproliferation Center (NPC) has a spiffy new website with several documents including — drumroll — the 2008 721 Report.

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Carnegie Conference Day 2

These things are endurance tests. I’ve been twittering the interesting stuff, from Linton Brooks saying the US should ratify the CTBT to Rich Mies endorsing a declaratory posture of last resort. So are other folks. If you find people, post…

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Carnegie Conference & Happy Hour

I am excited, as always, to be seeing so many old friends at the Carnegie Nonproliferation Conference, even if this year’s agenda leaves me a little cold. Maybe I am just overreacting to the keynote address by Anne Lauvergeon, Chief…

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Presidential Policy Directives

It’s out! We now know that the Obama NSC has named it’s National Security Council-related directives Presidential Policy Directives or PPDs — thanks to Steve Aftergood who has posted a copy of PPD-1. I am mildly obsessed by this topic…