One thing the Nuclear Enterprise and the Arms Control Enterprise have in common is overreach. With every incoming administration, one Enterprise or the other draws up ambitious plans. Hope exceeds circumstance. Overreach invites backlash. President George W. Bush and his advisers wanted to be rid of treaties and pursue new nuclear weapon designs. Bush killed …
Iran Launch Forthcoming
by | 2016-02-23 | 2 Comments
Melissa Hanham, Catherine Dill and I have acquired a satellite image from 15 February 2015 that shows Iran is preparing to launch a rocket from the Imam Khomeini Space Center. We anticipate that Iran will attempt the launch between 1-2 March 2016. Here is the image. A FAQ follows. Launch Preparations? All I see are buildings. But those …
Historical Note on the Jinkouhe Gaseous Diffusion Plant
by | 2016-02-19 | 1 Comment
It feels like a million years ago, but not that long ago I helped Jeffrey with research on the operating history of the Jinkouhe gaseous diffusion plant. We found a few things that never made it into his latest book in as much detail as I might have liked. One of them has to do …
The Michael Ranger Files: Part 3
by | 2016-02-17 | 1 Comment
Andrea Berger over at RUSI has access to 500 pages of court transcripts relating to the prosecution of an arms dealer named Michael Ranger, who was convicted of brokering the sale of MANPADS in violation of arms embargoes on North Korea and Azerbaijan. The transcripts are filled with insights about DPRK arms sales. Andrea was …
