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Wouldn’t it be spectacular if we promoted nonproliferation talks the way we promote Monster Truck Rallies, Metal concerts and the other staples of my Midwestern upbringing? WEDNESDAY! WEDNESDAY! WEDNESDAY! ONE DAY ONLY. HOUSTON WOOD. DAVID ALBRIGHT. JEFFREY LEWIS. YOU’LL PAY…
[Update | Feb. 11, 2010. Estimates from the new ISIS analysis by David Albright and Christina Walrond, “Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program: Taking Stock,” now appear at the end of the table. The paper contains a number of different estimates derived…
click on the image for a larger version The most recent satellite reported to be joining China’s constellation of Beidou navigation satellites is shown in yellow. An example of a geostationary Beidou satellite is shown in white and China’s one…
Above: The Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince, after and before. Credit: Lisandro Suero Here’s how former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in an interview with Esquire, summed up the state of governance in Haiti after last week’s earthquake: The UN was, in…
Ronald Reagan remains a mystery. During his first term, he was vilified by the Left. During his second term, when he sided with the deal makers around him and when hard liners began to take their leave, Reagan was slammed…
Quite a few of my friends have been urging me to write something about the “new” images of Iran’s space center that have shown up recently on Google Earth. The trouble is, I hate rehashing stuff I wrote about almost…
On January 11, 2010, China conducted a test on ground-based midcourse missile interception technology within its territory. The test has achieved the expected objective. The test is defensive in nature and is not targeted at any country. (Xinhua File Photo)…
The recent essay on declaratory policy by ACW’s own Jeff Lewis is one of those rare writings that brings the reader to think about a well-trodden subject anew. Jeff is onto something when he says that the representatives of a…
click on the image for a larger version Slide from a talk I gave on Capital Hill (sponsored by the AAAS) in March 2008. Media reports today indicate that China has tested “ground-based midcourse missile interception technology.” Details necessary for…
Iran is justifiably proud of its satellite launch last February. After all, both North and South Korea failed in their satellite attempts in that same year. It appears from images that are starting to show up on the web—pointed out…
