Years · 2006

December 2006

26 posts

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No Ipods for Kim Jong Il

There are some new US sanctions on North Korea which are intended to target the fabulous life of Dear Leader and his posse. Sales of Ipods, Segways and other fun things are now banned. It is Washington’s first-ever attempt to…

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Bowling for Bioweapons

This is not Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. Five years after the United States brought an early end to a review of an international treaty banning biological weapons, conference delegates have resurrected a casualty of that diplomatic breakdown…

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Noah v. Jeffrey v. Claire & Caterina

Oh, so, I just got this note from Claire and Caterina: Think N Drink’s triumphant return! A few sweltering summers ago, a devoted group of DC Think Tankers decided to share a few drinks at a classic Dupont watering hole.…

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Will We Finally get our Moon Base?

A couple of months ago, I made a snide remark about those who advocate of “pulling out of the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits [military] installations on the moon among other things.” “Not that we have a plan for a…

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Noah v. Jeffrey @ The Big Hunt, Th ~5 pm

Noah and I have, over the last couple of years, arranged a semi-annual Defense Tech – Arms Control Wonk extravaganza at a local DC watering hole when we both manage to be in town the same time. It’s on. Thursday,…

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Atomic Nuked Veteran

Murdoc asks: “How do they verify that an applicant is eligible for this plate? With a Geiger counter?” Apparently not, according to Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal: And Alabama offers what has to be the single most bizarre…