After a few years of activity, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s probe of Syria’s nuclear activities is sputtering to a halt. To their credit, even after the being denied access to sites apparently linked to the concealed reactor destroyed by the Israeli Air Force – and having had very little access to the former reactor …
A Curious Tale of Uranium Bricks
by | 2011-02-04 | 9 Comments
A couple of days ago, Wikileaks released several hundred more diplomatic cables from around the world. I was getting ready to dig through them for any interesting nuclear-related information, when the UK Daily Telegraph conveniently did it for us. Their “Nuclear Wikileaks Cables” page includes cables with CW and BW information as well, so you …
Gates and North Korean ICBMs
by | 2011-02-04 | 5 Comments
Last month Secretary Gates made the comment that North Korea was within five years of being able to hit the United States with an ICBM. Over at Joel Wit’s wonderful 38 North Blog, David Wright and myself have complementary pieces regarding North Korea’s ICBM capabilities. My piece, “Official Estimates of the Taepo Dong 2”, examines …
Burmese Space Shuttle
by | 2011-02-03 | 7 Comments
I am doing a lot of work on Myanmar these days. One of the most interesting phenomenon is how rumors tend to inspire people with fertile imaginations. There are two cables from the US Embassy in Rangoon (Yangon) that are like that — in one leaked cable, an embassy contact notices unusual security and care …
