Geek Check
One tell-tale sign is if you saw this and were like “Sweet, the new OECD/IAEA Red Book is out.” Which isn’t to say that I said that….I will simply note that I do not yet have a copy. According to…
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Rice To MSM: "Gullible" Not In Dictionary
David Sanger at the New York Times and Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post have penned a pair of articles as fawning as can be within the bounds of a family paper, announcing that Condi has eclipsed Dick in running…
Air Arabia Mascots
Where have I seen Air Arabia’s mascots before? I promise you that you’ll be seeing these again. Click on the image to view the animations and book a flight. Hat tip
New Blog of Note: China Matters
How did I miss the brilliantly funny and insightful China Matters blog? (Hat tip, Arm Chair Generalist). Here is just a sampling: “The alarmist high estimate of China’s actual military spending, which attracted some notice, is so risible piece of…
China and No First Use
The 2006 edition of Chinese Military Power devotes an entire box to the question of whether China will maintain its pledge “not be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time or under any circumstances.” The box cites three…
Lordi and Eurovision
I’ve been going back and forth on Foreign Policy’s new bog, FP Passport—until Christine Chen’s two posts (Good Lordi!!!, Good Lordi!!! Part II) on the triumph of Finish metal at the Eurovision Song contest. Sheer genius.
Dudes With Lightsabers, Redux
“Nejama Zteh, go tell Obi Wan Kenobi that Darth Maul is attacking the centrifuge cascade!” I don’t think this is ever going to get old, really. Anyway, a few weeks back Bob Einhorn testified before Congress that Iran only operated…
Iran's May 2003 Offer
Over the weekend, I and several colleagues finally got our grubby mitts on the full text of the March May 2003 offer that Iran puportedly sent to the US via the Swiss Ambassador. At least, I think so. To recap:…
Three Poles Walk Into a GMD Site …
Michael Gordon has a competent summary of debates surrounding a possible third missile defense interceptor site in eastern Europe. The Missile Defense Agency, according to Gordon, argues that a site in Poland or the Czech Republic would “position the interceptors…
Lloyd Bentsen, 1921-2006
Stephen Schwartz reminds us of a goofy comment that earned the late, great Lloyd Bentsen a footnote in nuclear history. Lloyd M. Bentsen, who represented Texas in the House and Senate for 28 years and was also the 1988 Democratic…