I generally avoid posting about subjects unconnected with the essential subject matter of this blog, but Jib Jab’s 2008 election song is so funny I can’t resist. Their 2004 election song had the immortal line about George W “you can’t…
… to give a talk about the UK debate over whether to build a successor to the Vanguard class of submarines. It’s part of a session on Evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence? Nuclear weapons decision making in Europe at The…
I asked Marc Schanz, journo-buddy of mine, to send along his impressions of Obering’s briefing the other day. I thought I would get some wry observations. Instead, I got a serious piece of defense journalism. Anyway, apparently Obering freaked when…
Gosh, I am going to miss ol’ Trey Obering when he retires in January. Ok, no I won’t. He gave an outbrief today that, I hear, was nothing of the sort — just the same tired hat-in-hand for MDA routine.…
Andreas Persbo, over at the blog formerly known as Verification, has had a couple of nice posts recently about the role of the IAEA in verifying disarmament in North Korea (or lack thereof) and the resulting Japanese frustrations. Just thought…
Having had a chance to digest the India safeguards agreement, I’ve become interested in what is left out. Specifically, how will the IAEA analyse and draw conclusions about Indian compliance? How the Agency analyses information is, in many ways, just…
I have now had several conversations about China’s newest cruise missile, the DH-10. The conversations all stem from the fact that people mistakenly believe that the 2008 edition of Chinese Military Power indicates the PLA deploys the DH-10 armed with…
Errol Morris still pretty much rules. We understand Stalin’s intentions by removing comrades, but what is the purpose of these Iranian missile photographs? They are clearly altered. The question remains: Why, and to what end? The government of Iran could…
The wits are out with their own doctored images of Iran’s recent missile launch. This is my favorite so far, but there are lots at Boing Boing, Danger Room, and the Economist. Warning, there is some sort of recurring theme…
The Six Party talks restarted yesterday in Beijing with verification of North Korea’s declaration topping the agenda. I’ve blogged about the technical aspects of verification on a number of previous occasions (including here and here). Today I want to focus…
