Doug Jehl helps David Sanger cover his ass in the New York Times. Jehl and Sanger note that allegations North Korea was constructing a “reviewing stand” near a suspected nuclear test site—central to Spring rumors of an impending North Korean…
Since verification and inspections will likely continue to be a topic of discussion for the foreseeable future, I thought UNMOVIC’s 21st quarterly report might be of interest. It contains an appendix describing some “lessons learned” from UNMOVIC and UNSCOM’s experiences…
John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal summarizes (subscription only) Jonathan Medalia’s most recent edition of Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program, RL32929, Congressional Research Service, 20 July 2005 (download). Download the report from FAS The July 20 edition of…
In response to my post, Trey Obering is a Fool, MDA Spokesman Rick Lehner has transcribed the General’s remarks from an audiotape. I agree with Obering’s remarks, as transcribed by MDA: We are not desiring to go against a Chinese…
Chemical and biological weapons released by the “bunker buster, as seen in our animation.” Shameless—but timely—piece of self-promotion here. The Union of Concerned Scientists, where I work, along with Physicians for Social Responsibility, produced an excellent animation on the Robust…
Over at DefenseTech.org, I blogged a little about nuclear targeting. The happy occasion is a rumor that the OVP “tasked the [STRATCOM] with drawing up a contingency plan … in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack [that] includes a large-scale…
Others are doing a fine job keeping up with the legal issues and day-to-day news regarding the whole Wilson/Plame/Rove thing. However, as this NYT oped points out, the Wilson affair is part of a larger issue: the administration’s deceptions regarding…
I hate to contradict Scott Gearity, whose Export Control Blog is really sweet, but I have to disagree with his take on this Haaretz piece. According to the article: French President Jacques Chirac has told Haaretz that if European negotiations…
Or not: MDA spokesman Rick Lehner provided a transcript of Obering’s statement that is (1) different from what the WaPo reported and (2) consistent with policy. Lehner’s transcript is the second comment. I’ve added another post on the subject. Director…
Jack Pritchard has a hell of an article about US Korea policy in UNIDIR’s Disarmament Forum. Although written before North Korea’s return to Six Party Talks, Pritchard’s history of the last round helps explain why North Korea came back. DPRK…
