Prospects for arms control in 2013 look bleak on most fronts, with a few important, potential exceptions. Prognostication is a fool’s game, since surprise – pleasant, but more often painful – comes with this territory, but here goes… In the United States, President Barack Obama’s top priorities in Term II are domestic matters, beginning with …
Atomic Playlist and Lyric Contest Winners
by | 2013-01-03 | 6 Comments
This year’s contest elicited fewer entries than in the past, but they were of extremely high quality. Our semi-distinguished panel of judges pays homage to “barron” for remembering Prince’s lyrical plea to Ronald Reagan. “Ghost of ‘83” impressed with his or her riff on “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” We thank Kim Gilligan for …
An Iran Deal Buy-In for Russia?
by | 2013-01-03 | 18 Comments
The last time someone came up with a scheme to square the circle with Iran was back in 2010, and the leading actor was Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The “Lavrov Plan” never took off because the U.S. and European powers wouldn’t embrace it, for reasons including differences over how to handle orders to Iran from the United Nations Security Council to suspend uranium enrichment. Since then, other differences between Russia and the West over how to …
More Unha Wreckage
by | 2012-12-28 | 35 Comments
Well, one thing I am not is a rocket scientist. David Wright has a nice review of some of the pieces of debris, though sadly he finished it before several more images (like the engine, above) hit the press. Here are the images, along with an invitation to continue our discussion:
