But what are nuclear scientists in Turkey actually doing? Not for the first time, when Barack Obama declared April 2 that the greater Middle East has no real alternative to a nuclear accommodation with Iran, advocates of the “cascade of proliferation” theory warned us that Turkey’s future would be nuclear-armed. In fact, kibitzers on both …
Name That Vista
by | 2015-04-15 | 13 Comments
Back by popular demand: a geo quiz! This is a teaser for a how-to I will write next week. Q1: Where is the photographer standing? Q2: What is the address of the nearest building shown in the picture? Put your answers in the comments below, and NO PEEKING!
The Iran Deal: Critiques and Rebuttals
by | 2015-04-13 | 7 Comments
“Obama imagines that this deal will bring Iran in from the cold, tempering its territorial ambitions and ideological radicalism.” — Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post, April 9, 2015 “If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that Iran …
Modernization Molehill
by | 2015-04-09 | 6 Comments
The United Kingdom is having an election in May. Inexplicably, the issue of whether London can afford to replace its fleet of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines is shaping up to be a major issue, especially if there is a hung parliament. Actually, the debate is getting downright nasty. The Tory defense secretary has already warned …
