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I keep meaning to write something about US nuclear posture soon, but the day-job is all consuming right now. In the meantime, I want to point out the fascinating debate begun by Geoff Forden on whether the Safir, Iran’s new…
It’s February so it’s time for the Wonk’s perennial favourite… Miss Atom: the beauty contest for workers in the Russian nuclear industry. For those of you who are new readers: check out the 2008 and 2007 posts for the backstory.
The Senate, in its attempt to slim down the stimulus bill, has apparently managed to squeeze in a little bit for nukes. A billion dollars, in fact. In various Senate version of the Bill, including on page 78 of what…
Dead weights are for the second stage plus satellite, the red line is the orbital threshold, required Isp for each dead weight is read off by looking where each blue line crosses the red line I’m sure that anyone following…
There has been a lot of technical discussion about the North Korean fuel rods, from their size to how they are stored. Now, the South Korean government has a released pictures of a rod and the rods in storage. Awesome!…
There is much talk of negotiations with Iran at the moment. But, there are negotiations and there are negotiations… Therese Delpech, Eli Levite and George Perkovich have identified six questions about how talks with Iran should be conducted. If the…
In all the excitement and hubbub about Iran’s launch of the Omid satellite yesterday, there was other news that should warrant our attention. North Korea has, apparently, been seen shipping large missile bodies to its Western launch range. While described…
“Kavoshgar” Launch Site shown in yellow; Satellite and rocket body shown in white There will be plenty of time to discuss the security implications of Iran’s Omid satellite but for right now, let’s take a minute to appreciate the technological…
Iran claims it placed a satellite, Omid, in orbit. I’ve uploaded a video from Fars. Mehr and ISNA have photos of the launch. More to come. Where’s Forden? Update: Thanks to my fantastic readers (including Brian Weeden, see the comments),…
Lally Weymouth interviews Mohamed ElBaradei in the Post. It’s a total trainwreck. A sampling: Q: Some in the United States claim that between 2003 and 2007, you protected Iran because you did not want to see a U.S. military attack…
