Hard problems keep earning compound interest, but advanced age and distance from complexity can act as a wonderful solvent. Now that I qualify for Medicare, this syndrome bothers me less than hearing simple solutions from those who cannot use the aging process as an excuse. In arms control debates, there is no shortage of easy …
Site F near Sabha
by | 2011-11-20 | 20 Comments
I have been sort of amused that one news outlet after another keeps sending reporters to Site F near Sabha, where the Libyans store their stockpile of uranium yellowcake. CNN, Daily Telegraph, Reuters. Am I missing anyone? Anyway, I figured I would post the coordinates of the site: 27° 4’0.10″N, 14°34’18.62″E
Deterrence Under Sequestration
by | 2011-11-16 | 25 Comments
Secretary of Defense Panetta has sent a heartburn letter to Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham that outlines a series of cuts to the US nuclear force that may occur under sequestration. Speaking about the totality of cuts — not just the nuclear ones — Panetta warned that sequestration would have “devastating effects.” It is …
Gerard C. Smith
by | 2011-11-14 | 2 Comments
“Gerry” Smith had the look of a bulldog wearing a well-tailored, pin-striped suit. No diplomat’s jaw seemed more able to take a solid punch. Ambassador Smith took more than his share during the first strategic arms limitation talks. The SALT I negotiations were a model of irregularity, with the US bureaucracy and Smith’s negotiating team …
