The other day, I posted an entry at 38North outlining three scenarios for North Korea — that North Korea would eventually test a Musudan, that China has stayed Kim Jong Un’s hand for the moment and that North Korean politics have aligned against a test. Two readers — Markus Schiller and Anon O’Moose — wrote …
Ritualized Anxieties over BMD
by | 2013-05-20 | 22 Comments
In November 1996, I had the good fortune to attend an ISODARCO conference in Chengdu, with the added bonus of a side trip to visit China’s nuclear laboratory complex at Mianyang. Back then, ISODARCO – an enterprising Italian NGO founded in 1966 by Edoardo Amaldi and Carlo Schaerf — had somehow managed to corner the …
FYRP: This Will Be on the Test
by | 2013-05-18 | 5 Comments
After escaping the clutches of a term paper draft, it returns! Associated Press | Whoops. Seems like the people in charge of the most powerful weapons known to man just weren’t up to the job, and needed a bit of extra training. Not the first mistake of this manner. Navy Live | Apparently, the Navy …
Inspections at Minot
by | 2013-05-17 | 4 Comments
I have a new column up at Foreign Policy (“Death Wears Bunny Slippers”) considering this recent story at the Air Force has suspended 17 ICBM launch officers are Minot Air Force Base and initiated proceedings against another. The column is largely an act of media criticism. After several Air Force mishaps relating to the handling …
