Nuclear Night
Credit: Brad Lindsey Sorry about the dearth of posting lately — last week was one of those periods where I am pretty convinced I should have gone to law school instead of getting a PhD. On an amusing note, the…
January 2011
16 posts
Riyadh Redux
Six months ago I aired here some initial thinking aloud which was ongoing inside the US Executive Branch about whether to go forward with a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement (a so-called 123 agreement) with Saudi Arabia. Since then, there has been…
The Smyth Report
Just three days after the bombing of Nagaski, on August 12, 1945, General Leslie Groves released an “administrative history of the Atomic Bomb project and the basic scientific knowledge on which the several developments were based.” It was known as…
Still in DC
It has come to my attention that I have not been invited to a few meetings recently because some people mistakenly believe I have already moved to Monterey. I am still in DC here, for a year. Maybe longer if…
IGCC Nuclear Posture Event
On Friday, January 21 at 2:00 pm, I will serve as a discussant on a panel in Washington hosted by the University of California-San Diego’s Institute for Global Conflict an Cooperation. Come join us. Details after the jump …
What Next?
In the wake of the Senate’s consent to New START, Washington’s wonkdom is focusing on ballistic missile defenses and tactical nuclear weapons. The reasons why are clear enough: The Senate has laid down markers calling for discussions on Russia’s non-strategic…
More IAEA Fuel Bank Docs
Last week, I made available two IAEA documents relating to the establishment of Fuel Bank — the BOG Resolution (GOV/2010/70) and a supporting document (GOV/2010/67). Here are two more: Assurance of Supply, Information from the IAEA Secretariat with respect to…
Russian New START Resolution
Here is the US Department of State’s translation of the Russian resolution of ratification for the New START treaty. U.S. Department of State Office of Language Services Translating Division LS No. 01-2011-0191 Russian/English PH+JS/VL+PH Translation Draft No. 382931-5 Second reading FEDERAL…
China and No First Use
I am sure you have, by now, noticed that Kyodo News has published a story titled, “China military eyes preemptive nuclear attack in event of crisis,” which was picked up by the Associated Press and AFP. The article claims that…
IAEA Fuel Bank
I have acquired two IAEA documents relating to the establishment of an IAEA fuel bank, which I am making available to the community as a public service.\ Have at ’em. Assurance of Supply, Establishment of an IAEA Low Enriched Uranium…