Regular readers know I love public policy, especially perverse effects. One of my favorite perverse effects is what I call “the cookie” problem after the plight of a beleaguered friend. Let’s say you’ve come thisclose to cheating on a spouse or partner — but you don’t. Then you tell your spouse or partner about your …
PENAID Control & the MTCR
by | 2014-03-28 | 7 Comments
Richard H. Speier, K. Scott McMahon and George Nacouzi have a new RAND monograph out entitled Penaid Nonproliferation: Hindering the Spread of Countermeasures Against Ballistic Missile Defenses. The report is very simple, which is not to say simplistic. Speier et al believe the MTCR should be expanded to cover Penetration Aids (PENAIDS), which seems eminently reasonable to me.
US-RF Nuclear Security Cooperation
by | 2014-03-28 | 1 Comment
Editor’s note: I am holding to my commitment to make three blog posts a week, no excuses. But my post today will be a short one. So, to make up for that, here is the Managing the Atom’s Nick Roth answering the question … What is the Future of Nuclear Security Cooperation between the US …
A Wobbly Nuclear Order
by | 2014-03-27 | 15 Comments
Five years ago, President Barack Obama was preparing to deliver a speech in Prague calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Nongovernmental organizations, including the Stimson Center, helped with blueprints for getting to zero, and distinguished “formers” were lending their names to the cause. Now these initiatives seem like headlines from a bygone era. The …
