The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (also known as the WMD Commission or Silberman-Robb Commission after its co-chairmen) was empaneled to “assess whether the intelligence community is sufficiently authorized, organized, equipped,…
Condi says what Don wants. Does he dress her, too? Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post has an interesting article on U.S. rhetoric toward North Korea. After North Korea declared that it possessed nuclear weapons, I asked two questions: do…
Apparently even its memory is too much. In mid-January, I reported that the State Department was poised to merge the bureaus responsible for arms control and nonproliferation. SecState Rice has agreed in principle to the merger, sources tell InsideDefense.com. As…
The National Security Presidential Directive process is essential to making and implementing foreign policy. Every Administration since the National Security Act of 1947 has made extensive use of such documents to coordinate and implement policy directives, as is evident for…
Wonky readers will, no doubt, be pouring over the President’s FY 2006 Defense Budget Request released on Monday. The Summary Justification Materials (R1s, P1s, etc.) are available on Defenselink (left). The Detailed Justication Materials (R2s) will be available in a…
The Washington Post corrected its 1 Febuary 2005 story about the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP). The Post … … incorrectly reported that the Bush administration is expected to seek $10.3 million in next year’s budget for that purpose. The…
Both Paul and I were at the Arms Control Association annual meeting today, which included remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Stephen Rademaker. You’ll be hearing more about Rademaker’s talk …
Tom Hundley, foreign correspondant for the Chicago Tribune, extensively quotes former US U.S. ambassador to UN organizations in Vienna John Rich in defense of Mohamed ElBaradei: “ElBaradei is exactly the kind of person you would want in the role—someone from…
Worse than Saddam. The New England Journal of Medicine will report the findings of a group of Thai epidemiologists who conclude that H5N1 strain of influenza that killed an 11-year-old girl also killed her mother. Documentation of person-to-person spread suggests…
Beryllium (Be) from Element Displays US intelligence reports that Iran imported large quantities of beryllium, which can be combined with polonium-210 (Po-210) to initiate a nuclear chain reaction, appear to be false. The revelation undermines a key claim used by…
