I’ve put my first post up in the TPM Cafe, asking whether US & EU diplomacy might usefully exploit divisions within Iranian politics to slow Iran’s nuclear programs. (Update: I’ve added a second post asking what happens if Iran “gets”…
Just one addition to Jeffrey’s sweet strike package post. He wrote: Esfahan has another feature, however, that suggests a serious problem. North of the facility, there are a pair of roads that clearly reveal entrances to tunnels within the mountain.…
This is third part in a three part series on Iran’s nuclear capabilities that I am writing at the urging of Noah Shachtman from DefenseTech. (Read Part 1 and Part 2). A diverse crowd, including Pat Buchanan’s American Spectator and…
This is second part in a three part series on Iran’s nuclear capabilities that I am writing at the urging of Noah Shachtman from DefenseTech. (Read Part 1). Once upon a time, Persian scientists spent their considerable talents making the…
Note: My Iran posts, the second of which will appear later today, are being crossposted at Wampum, home of the Koufax Awards. Next week, Paul and I will be blogging at TPM Cafe. Feel free to submit questions. The Chinese…
Really. From a radio interview today: Do you believe there are ties between the Iranian regime and al Qaeda, Mr. Vice President? THE VICE PRESIDENT: I wouldn’t put it in those terms. I think you’ve got to remember that the…
This is first part in a three part series on Iran’s nuclear capabilities that I am writing at the urging of Noah Shachtman from DefenseTech. When some moron like Charles Krauthammer claims Iran is now just “months” away from a…
Jane Vaynman points out that the declassified Niger memo, as reported by Eric Lichtblau in the New York Times, is available at JudicialWatch.org The memo makes some of the same logistical arguments about the difficulty of smuggling yellowcake—including the presence…
Today’s fun with Google Earth. The picture is hyperlinked to the placemark. (Hat tip) Late Update: Self-described “reporter, poet and activist” John Ross claims he began painting “human shields” on this particular roof: This past Friday, March 7, the day…
James Sterngold has a long interview with NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks that contains this startling statement about how well plutonium ages: In fact, experts close to Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos have said scientists are finding that plutonium—a key variable…
