One paradox of nuclear deterrence has always been that whatever utility the Bomb provides is lost once the nuclear threshold is crossed, however large or small the boom. There is no bigger blunderbuss than a nuclear weapon atop a long-range missile. Smaller-yield message-senders have been created in the form of tactical nuclear weapons, but any …
Pornstar Reporting Fake As Her Orgasms
by | 2015-02-17 | 5 Comments
In 1958, the US Air Force lost a nuclear weapon off the coast of Georgia, near Tybee Island. The weapon is thought to be irretrievably lost, despite a brief glimmer of hope in 2004. So, I was pretty surprised to see a story claiming that a Canadian couple found it on a diving holiday. But …
The Terse End to Cooperative Threat Reduction
by | 2015-02-17 | 1 Comment
Its cold in Moscow. On a chilly day in a hotel overlooking Red Square, Boston Globe reported “the Russians informed the Americans that they were refusing any more US help protecting their largest stockpiles of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium from being stolen or sold on the black market.” How bad is it? Well, things are …
Tilting the Balance: Endgame for P5+1 Talks
by | 2015-02-11 | 2 Comments
The Iranian nuclear negotiations are among the most volatile arms control and international affairs topics in the news today, with commentators predicting success or failure in equal measure. Additionally, the current sanctions fight in Congress could have far-reaching implications regardless of whether or not Iran and the P5+1 reach a solution. Therefore, the event The …
