One of the nicest things about relocating to Monterey is that Avner Cohen, a colleague from my days at the University of Maryland, has relocated too. Avner, like me, is a lapsed philosopher with a deep interest in nuclear weapons…
This is an abridged version of the full paper Statistical Diplomacy: Nuclear Negotiating Strategy Applied to Hassan Rouhani (the result of the process I began with “Iran: So Far Away“). I have prepared it as a possible negotiation aid. It is…
ACW is at the forefront, where it belongs, of a debate over the particulars of a worthwhile deal with Iran. Three underlying assumptions need to be met for these particulars to come into play: (1) maximalist conditions are set aside;…
A guest post by R. Scott Kemp. Friend of Wonk R. Scott Kemp is an assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, where he directs the Laboratory for Nuclear Security and Policy. Here, he asks what sort of negotiated outcome…
I’m here with occasional ACW contributor Chauncey Gardiner, who has consented to a rare interview. MK: Chauncey, long time, no hear. What have you been up to? CG: Weeding. MK: That has to be a no-win proposition. Weeds propagate like…
The post you have been waiting all week for! David Horsey – LA Times | This week, both President Rouhani and President Obama addressed the UN General Assembly, but were afraid to actually be seen in mortal contact. Eric McCann…
As far as I can tell, there’s nothing new in the flurry of recent press coverage about the near-detonation of an H-bomb near Goldsboro, North Carolina after a B-52 broke apart in flight on January 24, 1961. But declassified documents…
Pakistani luminaries met with Chinese luminaries a few months ago, and their handshake will translate into a brand new 1,000-MW power reactor–Kanupp-2–being plunked down into the middle of Pakistan’s mega-metropolis Karachi. Maybe even two reactors. The unofficial announcement with details…
Update | A video of the panel is now online. Further update | February 13, 2014 | It’s yet another flow-forming machine inside North Korea. Greetings from Seoul, where I’ll soon be speaking at the Asan Institute’s conference on North Korea.…
US Members of Congress excel at four things: fund raising, getting re-elected, protecting sunk costs and the jobs of their constituents, and imposing sanctions. In theory, punishing sanctions are supposed to become means toward diplomatic ends, but in practice, Capitol…
