Every war must end, but few end well. Fred Charles Iklé has written a slim but essential book on this subject. Fred’s bottom line: government leaders that make momentous decisions to go to war, or decisions that could lead to war, are obliged to have military and diplomatic strategies to end hostilities on favorable terms. …
North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal: Guide for the Perplexed
by | 2013-04-15 | 33 Comments
So, has North Korea’s Sputnik moment arrived at last? After Pyongyang’s first successful space launch in December, its third nuclear test in February, and a barrage of threats — including the recent matter of a map purporting to show targets in the United States — at least some Americans do seem to be getting the intended message, …
MJ, the 123, and the SLA
by | 2013-04-14 | 15 Comments
[Title rendered into English, by reader request: Chung Mong-joon (“MJ”), the U.S.-South Korean nuclear cooperation agreement (“123 agreement”), and the State-Level Approach (SLA) for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. -Ed.] On the occasion of Chung Mong-joon’s appearance at the 2013 Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington last week, I doubt that Dr. Chung had …
FYRP: Nuclear Budget Special
by | 2013-04-13 | 3 Comments
Yes, it’s another edition of For Your Reading Pleasure! Center for Public Integrity | R. Jeffrey Smith reports that the Obama administration is shifting funds from nonproliferation to the nuclear weapons complex. More from John Fleck. More from Kingston Reif. More from Stephen Young. YouTube | Excerpt from President Obama’s speech of April 5, 2009. …
