James Acton has published an excellent new monograph on Conventional Prompt Global Strike, entitled Silver Bullet? Asking the Right Questions About Conventional Prompt Global Strike. You can watch or listen to James present the report. Like everything James writes, it is careful and nonpolemical. That always makes the competing headlines fun. Elaine Grossman went with …
North Korea Machine Tool Sites
by | 2013-09-04 | No Comments
I have a post up at 38North with my colleague Amber Lee looking at two sites linked to North Korea’s centrifuge program – the Huichon Ryonha General Machine Factory and the Kanggye General Tractor Plant. These plants have several different names over time and undergone a fair amount of modernization. It isn’t always easy to …
Russian Early Warning
by | 2013-09-03 | 43 Comments
Update | 10:19 am PST 4 September 2013 Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov (aka Anatoly Anin aka Tolya aka Huggy Bear) made a reference to the 1995 Norwegian sounding rocket episode in terms of explaining why Russia is less than happy with the launch. “Antonov called on those who launched the so-called missile-like targets to …
Eyes Away from the Prize
by | 2013-09-02 | 17 Comments
The juxtaposition of images of the 1963 March on Washington and the carnage in Syria has prompted melancholy thoughts. The heyday of the civil rights movement came with sustained focus, great leaders, and an abundance of nonviolent foot soldiers. The most famous motto of the US civil rights movement was “Keep your eyes on the …
