Me on the Great Wall
Goetz Neuneck sent along this rather silly pictre of me on the Great Wall (with Wang Ting and Scott Kemp over my shoulder and Andre Rothkirch on my left). I owe Goetz a chapter on China for his upcoming volume,…
2004
332 posts
Defense Appropriations
Well, the Appropriations conference is moving at light speed. We may have a conference agreement as early as next week. For those of you space inclined, here is a summary of the outstanding issues relating to space control and space force…
"Space for Progress" Forum
Arms Control Wonk will be moderating a panel during the “Space for Progress” Forum on July 22, 2004. Speakers include: Ambassador Jonathan Dean Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Adviser on Global Security Issues. Dr Leonard Weiss Chair of Space Weapons…
Kadish on Missile Defense
Defense News asked Former MDA Director Ron Kadish “What do you tell critics who say this [missile defense] system will not be effective?” Kadish demurred, saying “I can give answers, and very-well calculated and technical answers, about the effectiveness of…
Pekin, Illinois
Slightly off topic today, but a friend alerted me to a New York Times Magazine feature that used the idiotic xenophobia of my hometown — Pekin, IL — to illustrate the pervasive impact of globalization: China used to be far…
Its baaaaack!
After some digging around, I’ve learned that the brackets around the 68.0 M for NFIRE in the Senate Appropriations Committee Report mean the funding has been preserved, setting up a fight in conference. Even an old wonk can learn new…
The other shoe … (Nuclear Testing)
Looks like the Bush Administration has identified the “stockpile problem” to justify a resumption of nuclear testing. You may remember the reassuring speech delivered by National Nuclear Security Administrator Linton Brooks to defend, among other items, the President’s proposal to…
Linguistic Gymnastics with the Missile Defense Agency
Two space-based missile defense items, today. NEAR FIELD INFRARED EXPERIMENT Theresa Hitchens noticed an interesting choice of words in the letter that the White House sent to the Senate Appropriations complaining about various recissions in the Defense Appropriations report. You…
Department of Peace
Anybody remember the “Department of Peace” proposal? Representative Dennis Kucinich (R-OH) has proposed legislation to create a DOP; Conservatives ridicule the idea. Even my fellow Democrats in Washington react to the idea with a mixture of derision and embarrassment; One…
Congress kills NFIRE
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have killed NFIRE. Guess I don’t need to finish my NFIRE Fact Sheet. If you want to see the cuts yourself … House Appropriations Committe Report, page 332, line 71.Senate Appropriations Committe Report,…