Crossposted at DefenseTech.org as “Eyeing China’s Missileers.” ITAR TASS reports that China test fired a DF-31 ICBM from the Taiyuan Space Launch Center: China has carried out a regular test launch of a Dongfeng-31 intercontinental ballistic missile. Itar-Tass was told…
Further Update: Reader “Canuck” converts the eastings/northings (E 553870 N 3503649 Z12 N) into latitude and longitude (31.6668° N -110.43172° W) to confirm that UAV was … about 20 km from Fort Huachuca. Canuck, you have a cold one waiting…
A few weeks back, Rumsfeld gave an interview where he discussed proliferation and international institutions. He said: Q: What you said just a minute ago about, you know, this isn’t something that one country can solve, it sounded awfully close…
Two of them are out. There’s one comparing the IC’s prewar assessments with the postwar results on the ground and another about the IC’s use of INC-provided information.
Calling it “the best option in a bad situation,” Geoff Forden and John Thomson have another paper out recommending a multinational nuclear arrangement to resolve the crisis over Iran’s nuclear program: Iran would lease all its enrichment-related equipment and facilities…
UNMOVIC released a report a while back describing the commission’s lessons-learned from its work in Iraq. The whole thing is pretty interesting…I would just highlight its explanation for Iraq’s slack cooperation with the inspectors: It would appear that the following…
An idiosyncratic endeavor such as this blog can hardly be expected to produce predictable links or references. Yet even with a healthy expectation of surprise, every now and again, I am shocked to see a very random reference to my…
For those of you frustrated with the wonk feed lately – I have some good news. We pushed through a major update this weekend that should stabilize a newly validated feed. So please rejoin us. And if you are (still)…
The National Laboratories provide all kinds of support to the nation’s intelligence community. But try getting them to talk about it. When the Albuquerque Journal’s John Fleck tried to write about the support that Los Alamos and Sandia provide, he…
From the interview Jeffrey quotes in his recent post, are a couple of items worth highlighting. 1. Saidi mentions that Iran might construct HW-moderated power reactors – a claim I don’t recall having seen before. He says: Therefore, unlike in…
