Aspiring wonks, here is your end-of-semester exam question: It’s not OK to use cluster munitions in metropolitan areas, but it is OK to use nuclear weapons against targets that fall within or close to them. Yes? No? Under some circumstances? Explain. States that possess nuclear weapons are reluctant to argue whether and how their use …
Anon O’Moose on Missile Defense
by | 2013-05-07 | 3 Comments
One of our more engaged commentators sent along the following open letter to Representative Michael Turner (R-OH), commenting on some of the more interesting statements in his latest letter to the President Barack Obama. He chose the nom de plume Anon O’Moose. An Open Letter to Mr Turner, a Representative from Ohio As an American …
FYRP: The Price of Doing Business
by | 2013-05-06 | 12 Comments
After a brief (SAT-induced) hiatus, it has returned! Washington Examiner | Congressmen Doug Lamborn and Trent Franks give us their views on President Obama’s missile defense plans. Space-based interceptors are still needed, they say. How much that would cost? And how practical that would be? Lobe Log | Usha Sahay discusses the differences between Iran and North Korea. …
Shyam Saran on India’s Nuclear Deterrent
by | 2013-05-06 | 27 Comments
Update | May 7. Here is the full text of the speech. On April 24th, the Chairman of India’s National Security Advisory Board, Shyam Saran, delivered an important address in New Delhi affirming the credibility of India’s nuclear deterrent. Mr. Saran has over two decades of close engagement on strategic matters, including time spent as …
