Reuters is reporting that the Spanish government, in the hours after the Madrid attacks, told its ambassadors to “use any opportunity to confirm ETA’s responsibility for these brutal attacks, thus helping to dissipate any type of doubt that certain interested parties may want to promote.” The report initially appeared in Spanish-language El Pais. This appears …
Film and Photographs
by | 2004-03-11 | No Comments
The print edition of The Progressive has positive reviews of Paul Shambroom/’s collection of photographs, Face to Face with the Bomb, and Errol Morris/’ film, Fog of War. I reccomend both, especially Face to Face with the Bomb – not least because Paul has kindly allowed me to use his photograph of W87 warheads in …
NFIRE Delayed
by | 2004-03-10 | No Comments
Defense News.com (subscription) reports that MDA has delayed the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) to early 2006. Victoria Samson wrote a nice summary for the CDI Space Security Update. NFIRE is a risk reduction effort for the space-based interceptor and will integrate a kill vehicle (KV) into the payload. The delay results from the bipartisan …
W. in Space
by | 2004-03-10 | No Comments
Tom Tomorrow has an interesting suggestion about the relationship between W.’s service record (as it were) and his Administration’s enthusiasm for all things space.
