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Frank Munger in the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel (via John Fleck) reports on some interesting issues arising from stockpile life extension programs for the B61 and W87 warheads: Former [Oak Ridge Y-12 plant] general manager Dennis Ruddy, in an interview earlier…
… and a pinch of Kosher salt. Arms Control Wonk.com has the full text of the latest “Report by the IAEA Director General on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran (GOV/2005/87). Press coverage…
The New York Times refuses to correct an egregious error by David Sanger and Bill Broad. Arms Control Wonk has the correspondence. David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and Interational Security (ISIS) (right), recently criticized a New York…
Francois Murphy at Reuters reports that Iran has notified the IAEA it will convert 150 drums of yellowcake (below, right) into uranium hexafluoride (UF6): Iran has begun processing a new batch of uranium despite Western pressure on it to halt…
What does one bring to a housewarming at a refurbished missile silo? Thanks for your interests in our unique underground properties. Built at a cost of millions, these heavily reinforced historic structures were designed to withstand nuclear attack. They bring…
It kills me that The Onion has a better grasp on nuclear dipomacy with North Korea than just about anyone else. Report: North Korea Just Enjoys Nuclear Talks November 16, 2005 | Issue 41•46 WASHINGTON, DC—The Bulletin Of The Atomic…
The fifth round of the Six Party Talks (9-11 November 2005) ended a few days ago, with little or no progress. Talks foundered over myriad issues, complicated by distractions such as the President’s description of Kim Jong-Il as a “tyrant”…
Congress zeroed out the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) in the Energy Budget, reportedly at the request of NNSA. But the truth is a little more complicated. Hans K scored a sweet RNEP slide. Check out his history of the…
I spent most of the weekend mulling over how best to respond to this collection of half-truths, pablum and recycled news penned by David Sanger and Bill Broad. In case you missed it, Sanger and Broad recycle old stories about…
Pavel Podvig dropped by CISSM to make a presentation entitled, Dangers of Accidental Ballistic Missile Launch. Pavel picked up the fascinating and counterintuitive argument that the United States shouldn’t help repair Russia’s early warning system (pictured at right), which Pavel…
