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State’s Dick Stratford ventured over to the Hill yesterday to brief the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff on the US-India 123 Agreement and what went down in Vienna. I have a little readout for you. Stratford…
Glenn Kessler has an interesting little story in the Washington Post about the agreement to waive Nuclear Suppliers Group restrictions on civil nuclear trade with India. Kessler cites “sources familiar with the discussions” making two claims: 1. “[The NSG] privately…
Lost amid rumors that Kim stroked out has been mounting evidence that North Korea might test another ballistic missile. That isn’t a surprise — what is a surprise is some excellent sleuthing by Tim Brown and Joe Bermudez to dig…
I keep hearing about this crazy idea that Kim Jong Il really died in 2003 and was replaced by a body double — promoted by Waseda University professor Toshimitsu Shigemura. I did find some evidence to support that hypothesis. (Don’t…
Yonhap reports that the NIS told South Korean lawmakers that Kim Jong Il did suffer a stroke, but is recovering after surgery. “Kim suffered either a stroke or a cerebral hemorrhage, but is recovering, the [South Korean] intelligence agency said.…
Chris Nelson — in the irreplaceable, one-of-a-kind Nelson Report — has the best summary of the thin, but intriguing, evidence that Kim Jong Il may have joined the choir invisible: N. KOREA…first, let’s be clear that whatever may be the…
Did Kim Jong Il stroke out? Maybe. APNewsAlert 10 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence official says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may have suffered a stroke. Choe Sang-hun in the New York Times reports that he hasn’t…
Well, the Nuclear Suppliers Group has given India a cleanish waiver. It’s a good day for France and Russia — well, AREVA and Atomstroyexport. (I have my doubts about the future of Westinghouse in the Indian market, but oh well.)…
Indian Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar tells the Indian Express that whether India tests or not will depend on the consquences: Asked about the right to conduct nuclear tests, he said, “in terms of consequences, of course, when we…
How’s this for irony: the bureaucratic home of nuclear weapons policy at DOD is SO/LIC&IC, short for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities. Kidding aside, this actually says a lot about the diminishing bureaucratic footprint of nuclear weapons policy. During…
