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Let’s hope DPRK-Iran nuclear cooperation goes as well as their football matches. “A non-U.S. diplomat” gave Louis Charbonneau at Reuters “an intelligence report” that concludes “nuclear cooperation between [Iran and North Korea] has apparently increased significantly during the past year…
A few days ago, I argued that analysts could easily confirm with satellite imagery whether or not North Korea had resumed construction of the 50 MWe reactor at Yongbyon and the 200 MWe reactor at Taechon—something the North Koreans told…
…just like claiming that ”[President Bush] took advantage of every possibility to try to resolve this without having to use military force” doesn’t make it true – even if you’re the Vice President. Yes, ACW readers know that the administration…
A little tempest has erupted after the IRNA reported that Hasan Rowhani had resigned as Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on 6 July 2005. In this capacity, Rowhani is Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. Rowhani’s resignation might signal a…
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…
