Et tu, Boote?
Max Boot, snapping pencils in frustration at CFR, sticks one in the President’s back over the Six Party Joint Statement: One suspects that if George W. Bush were not in the White House, he would be condemning the accord with…
September 2005
36 posts
Construction at Yongbyon 50 Mwe Reactor
The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) has released a commercial satellite photograph of North Korea’s 50 Mwe reactor that appears to confirm June 2005 press reports that Pyongyang has resumed construction. In June 2005, I argued that analysts…
Six Party Talks Joint Statement
Well, the Six-Party Talks in Beijing have produced a Joint Statement. The Statement is pretty much the same set of principles as 1994 Agreed Framework, with all the tough stuff deferred into the future. Does Pyongyang get a light water…
Synthetic Biohazard Non-Proliferation
Hey buddy? Wanna a good deal on gene? The advertisement (right) is not science fiction. Blue Heron Biotechnology of Bothell, Washington “can synthesize any gene regardless of sequence, complexity, or size …” Gene synthesis is a revolutionary technology, which offers…
Questions About U.S. Intelligence on China
Two months ago, I wrote a blog post entitled Zhang Liying: China’s Missile Gal. At issue were a pair of quotations in an unclassified publication from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) that suggested China was building anti-satellite…
A History of Concealment and Deception
Jacqueline Shire at ABC News obtained an unclassified State Department briefing—entitled Iran’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities: A Pattern of Peaceful Intent?—being used to make the case that Iran is up to no good. The briefing is divded into three sections:…
Wonk 2.0 & Paul Shambroom
Welcome to Arms Control Wonk.com version 2.0—upgraded and redesigned with help from my friend Greg over at hexive. I am excited about a number of new features, including some that are still in the pipeline. If you subscribe to wonk…
Former IAEA DDG Goldschmidt: Refer Iran
Did you hear the one about the dehydrated Belgian … Pierre Goldschmidt, former IAEA DDG and now visiting scholar with the Carnegie Endowment, pens an op-ed in the New York Times calling for the IAEA Board of Governors to report…
Multiple Kill Vehicles (MKV)
Ever seen a mock-up of the Multiple Kill Vehicle interceptor? I lunched at the Army & Navy Club today, attending the George C. Marshall Institute’s Washington Roundtable on Science and Public Policy with MDA Deputy for Advanced Systems Gary Payton.…
REentry Structures Experiment (RESE)
No, that isn’t a typo. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) calls its demonstration of novel structures that can survive re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere—a crucial technology for the Common Aero Vehicle—the REentry Structures Experiment (RESE). After RESE came second…