Greetings from Hiroshima, Japan — or, as I like to say, within range of a Nodong. As you can see, North Korea appears to have paraded a Hwaseong-13 (KN-08) without the camouflage we saw last time. The Scuds got a makeover, too. This is now consistent with previous parade appearance of Nodongs and Musudans. I …
Inferred vs. Demonstrable Deterrence
by | 2013-07-22 | 25 Comments
The Stimson Center will release an edited volume in September comparing and contrasting deterrence against nuclear and space warfare. Here’s a preview. Nuclear deterrence and space deterrence have common elements as well as distinct differences. No difference is more striking than the visibility of deterrence capabilities in one domain and its lack of visibility in …
FYRP: Iran, So Far Away
by | 2013-07-19 | 3 Comments
This edition of FYRP is an experiment. Instead of a roundup on different subjects, it focuses on just one: Iran’s President-Elect Hassan Rohani and what his presidency might mean for the nuclear issue. A regular FYRP will be published shortly. This FYRP also ends with a special request to readers. Meir Amit Center | Israel’s …
Chong Chon Gang Interdiction
by | 2013-07-18 | 16 Comments
Steph Hagard wrote a great little piece on the Chong Chon Gang interdiction. I have only a few additional comments. 1. I find the story that Cuba was sending the equipment to North Korea for refurbishment plausible. In fact, it resolves a minor mystery. In 2006, the Cuban’s revealed new mobile launchers for the S-75 …
