Linzer has to be f’ing kidding right? RIGHT? When the State Department recently asked the CIA for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload…
The large object at 10 Downing Street is supposed to be a submarine. Strangely reminiscent of Claes Oldenburg’s soft sculptures (more). No. 10 Downing St. has released a white paper—The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent—arguing that Britain should…
This story fell under my radar screen earlier this week, but I noticed it yesterday. Kind of interesting if it were true, but it’s not clear, and actually sounds like just gossip to me. Last Saturday, the Tokyo Shimbun (in…
Peter Zimmerman and I are giving a talk about our article, “Bomb in the Backyard” at a meeting with defense journalists. My handout—using some of the cool images by Jeffrey Smith—is here. We are also getting a couple of questions…
There are some new US sanctions on North Korea which are intended to target the fabulous life of Dear Leader and his posse. Sales of Ipods, Segways and other fun things are now banned. It is Washington’s first-ever attempt to…
This is not Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. Five years after the United States brought an early end to a review of an international treaty banning biological weapons, conference delegates have resurrected a casualty of that diplomatic breakdown…
Oh, so, I just got this note from Claire and Caterina: Think N Drink’s triumphant return! A few sweltering summers ago, a devoted group of DC Think Tankers decided to share a few drinks at a classic Dupont watering hole.…
A couple of months ago, I made a snide remark about those who advocate of “pulling out of the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits [military] installations on the moon among other things.” “Not that we have a plan for a…
Noah and I have, over the last couple of years, arranged a semi-annual Defense Tech – Arms Control Wonk extravaganza at a local DC watering hole when we both manage to be in town the same time. It’s on. Thursday,…
Murdoc asks: “How do they verify that an applicant is eligible for this plate? With a Geiger counter?” Apparently not, according to Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal: And Alabama offers what has to be the single most bizarre…
