David Hoffman and Eben Harrell have published an amazing account (“Plutonium Mountain: Inside the 17-year mission to secure a dangerous legacy of Soviet nuclear testing“) of the three operations to secure orphaned plutonium at the Semipalatinsk test site — Operations Groundhog, Matchbox and Nomad. (I had known only of Groundhog.)
Isodarco Conference
by | 2013-08-19 | No Comments
I promise a FYRP soon! In the meantime, a public service announcement: Università di Padova – Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” – Università di Trento Carnegie Corporation of New York Centro di Ricerca Politica Internazionale e Risoluzione dei Conflitti (CERPIC – FBK – Trento) Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti, Rovereto – USPID-ONLUS, Sezione di Trento Forum Trentino per la Pace, Provincia Autonoma …
David C. Jones, 1921-2013
by | 2013-08-16 | 2 Comments
I noticed that General David Jones, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1978-1982, passed away at the age of 92. Richard Goldstein has written an obituary for Jones in New York Times that emphasizes the failure of Desert One under Jones, as well as his subsequent success in consolidating the power of the …
Jasjit Singh
by | 2013-08-12 | 6 Comments
Air Commodore Jasjit Singh died on August 4th. He was a highly decorated fighter pilot who subsequently served as the Director of Flight Safety and the Director of Air Operations at Indian Air Force Headquarters. After retiring from active duty, he became an influential figure in private deliberations and public debates on strategic issues, serving …
