Korea Docs
Whatever one thinks of the editorial page, Nicholas Kralev at the Washington Times has had a pair of good stories on the document dump from North Korea. Nicholas Kralev, “N. Korea to give nuke files to U.S.,” Washington Times, May…
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Would they? Could they?
The “Would they? Could they?” debate in regard to nuclear terrorism is an old one. There has been a lot written about whether terrorists want to use nuclear weapons and, if they do, whether they have the technological capability to…
How Many Nuclear Weapons Do We Need?
It’s a good question, one that we will try to answer tomorrow afternoon. Special guest star likely to appear. There is a little reception afterward. It will be awesome, I promise. Thousands, Hundreds, or Zero? How Many Nuclear Weapons Do…
Blog of Note: Nukes and Spooks
McClatchy correspondents Jonathan Landay, Warren Strobel, and Nancy Youssef have a cool new blog called Nukes and Spooks.
NORKS Will Blow Up Cooling Tower
This is kind of a big deal. Glenn Kessler explains why, perfectly. North Korea has agreed to blow up the cooling tower attached to its Yongbyon nuclear facility within 24 hours of being removed from the U.S. list of state…
Wonk School: Overhead Images
Peter Zimmerman, late of King’s College London, sends along a challenge that I am calling “wonk school.” Peter proposes a series of take-home exams to see how well various readers do analyzing overhead images. And, as an inducement, he is…
More on the Ahmadinejad Visit to Natanz
As many of you undoubtedly noticed, Scott Kemp and I contributed captions to the slide show that accompanies Bill Broad’s article in the New York Times, entitled A Tantalizing Look at Iran’s Nuclear Program. It was tremendous fun working with…
Hayden Sticks to Al Kibar Size Estimate
CIA Director General Michael Hayden stuck to the size estimate of the Al Kibar yesterday, comparing it to Yongbyon: “In the course of a year after they got full up, they would have produced enough plutonium for one or two…
Hecker, Luse & Wit: NORK Images & Report
Siegfried Hecker examining machining lathes removed from machine shop at the Yongbyon, North Korea, fuel fabrication facility. This image is one of eighteen photographs by Hecker and SFRC staffer Keith Luse. I was surprised to see the images online, as…
Just How Big Was Al Kibar Again?
I just love my job. I am like a kid in a candy store with all these photos of Al Kibar. A couple of things don’t add up just yet. Not saying they won’t eventually, but I am trying to…