Here is the US Department of State’s translation of the Russian resolution of ratification for the New START treaty. U.S. Department of State Office of Language Services Translating Division LS No. 01-2011-0191 Russian/English PH+JS/VL+PH Translation Draft No. 382931-5 Second reading FEDERAL LAW On Ratification of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States of …
China and No First Use
by | 2011-01-14 | 15 Comments
I am sure you have, by now, noticed that Kyodo News has published a story titled, “China military eyes preemptive nuclear attack in event of crisis,” which was picked up by the Associated Press and AFP. The article claims that an “internal document” from the PLA indicates that under certain conditions, China would abandon its …
IAEA Fuel Bank
by | 2011-01-14 | 1 Comment
I have acquired two IAEA documents relating to the establishment of an IAEA fuel bank, which I am making available to the community as a public service.\ Have at ’em. Assurance of Supply, Establishment of an IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank for the Supply of LEU to Member States, GOV/2010/67, (26 November 2010) Assurance …
China Peeps about Plutonium
by | 2011-01-11 | 8 Comments
Anthony Trollope lived and wrote half a century before plutonium was discovered, and maybe that’s why during the holidays I was deeply immersed in three of his novels. Shortly before New Year’s and about 400 pages into The Eustace Diamonds, I got an e-mail from a friend in Beijing, telling me that something noteworthy had …
