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DNI has posted 721 Reports from 2005 and 2006. January 1 – December 31, 2006: Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions January 1 – December 31, 2005:…
Jeffrey (quite rightly) had words with me in Oslo about my recent lack of postings and so let me start this week with a public promise to improve my blogging statistics. Incidentally, speaking of Oslo, the Minister’s Summary (which I…
Well off to Singapore (after a short romp in Tokyo) for a workshop hosted by the Brookings Institution and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, entitled A New Nuclear World Order: Asian Perspectives. I can’t believe someone pays…
I started Sunday delivery of the Washington Post today. I was sitting here with my coffee and bagel, Meet the Press babbling on the TV, when I came across an odd little story, buried at the bottom of page A16,…
We had dinner last night at Akershus Castle in Norway. Our host, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, made a big announcement — Norway will provide $5 million for the IAEA Fuel Bank. The pledge is a significant development —…
Geoff Forden sends along four questions that Congress should ask about the recent anti-satellite mission to destroy USA 193: Spy Satellite Shoot-down: Four Questions for Congressional Oversight Geoffrey Forden Last week’s shoot-down of USA-193 appears to have eliminated whatever small…
I heard two new ideas today that I found interesting, not least because they were, well, new. Anyway, in both cases, the speakers suggested adopting successful ideas from other areas — one on efforts to combat climate the change; the…
The Director-General of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that he wants to make sure that “what happens in Oslo, does not stay in Oslo.” He meant the efforts toward disarmament, but good to know none the less when…
James Acton and I will both be in Oslo this week for a conference, Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, hosted by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Even if you can’t join…
Sorry, I’ve been so quiet lately. Strange combination of being really busy and, when I blog, not being able to finish a post. But ISIS has acquired GOV/2008/4. Although David and Jackie have an excellent write-up and Andy discussed it…
