The Department of State’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (which in any just universe would be abbreviated ACVC), in partnership with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Center for Policy Studies (PIR) in Russia, is launching an essay contest. Here is the formal explanation of the 2012-13 International Arms Control Essay Contest: Innovation Through Open Source …
Death and Disability
by | 2012-12-18 | 7 Comments
A young man named Bob Dole from Russell, Kansas left home and fought in Italy during World War II, where he sustained wounds that required over three years of hospitalization. He fought off these crippling injuries, found a knack for politics, and rose to become the Senate’s Republican Leader. In 1996, he was nominated by …
Sutyagin on Russia’s TacNukes
by | 2012-12-18 | 3 Comments
Igor Sutyagin — yes that Igor Sutyagin — has published a fascinating occasional paper for RUSI entitled, Atomic Accounting: A New Estimate of Russia’s Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. Apparently, the Russian stockpile may not be quite as large as we believe.
Unha Debris Revisited
by | 2012-12-17 | 44 Comments
Yesterday, I noted that images of the debris from the Unha launch might provide insights into the design of the missile. We have such an observation already! The fuel tank appears to have four feed pipes coming out of the fuel tank. This answers a long-standing question about whether North Korea might try to redesign the first …
