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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),…
Having an avid interest in the history of China’s nuclear weapons program, I’ve always wondered what life was like at China’s “Los Alamos”—the Northwest Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy near Haiyan, where China’s first nuclear weapons were designed and…
Thought I’d give a heads-up about a forthcoming Arms Control Today article from Wade Boese. [Obviously, I am responsible for all snarky comments.] Shockingly, Wade finds, the Bush administration has been playing a bit fast and loose with the facts…
Joe Fiorill at Global Security Newswire has a nice summary of recent developments in the US-Russia nuclear liability issue, with a hopeful note of progress: Meanwhile, a key U.S.-Russian agreement on locking down and destroying various materials in Russia is…
Steel lattice work at the Taechon Reactor in May 1992. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency via Institute for Science and International Security. Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun (subscription only) reports North Korea has resumed construction of the 50 MWe reactor at…
If you care about export controls, you have to read Scott Gearity (right). Scott finds further confirmation that the Commerce Department will propose more stringent export controls on dual-use items that make a “material contribution” to the capabilities of the…
Wow. I mentioned that I didn’t have a copy of Sustaining the Nuclear Enterprise – A New Approach. I didn’t just receive multiple copies of the report (here it is) … I also learned many people with real expertise and…
Steve Aftergood brought these two links (one and two) to my attention. I thought I’d add this (little-known, I think) one from the State Department. I don’t think it’s searchable, but for finding recent foreign policy-related reports, it’s wicked good.
Two weeks ago, John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal reported (subscription only) that the nuclear weapons labs are lining up behind a plan to scrap the curent “Stockpile Stewardship Program” developed to maintain US nuclear weapons without testing: The United…
