Back on Nov. 28, Sen. Jon Kyl told Meet the Press that considerable time would be necessary to debate New START and offer multiple amendments to the resolution of ratification, a process that would “probably take at least two weeks.” John Isaacs now points out that 22 of Kyl’s Republican colleagues, led by Sen. John …
180 NATO Nukes
by | 2010-12-07 | 20 Comments
I kind of figured that the Wikileaks cables would reveal a lot about so-called tactical nuclear weapons — like how many the US has in Europe or the current US estimates of the Russian stockpile. One cable, drafted by Ivo Daalder, that details a briefing by PUSD(P) Jim Miller to NATO Permreps and Milreps on …
And the Winners Are…
by | 2010-12-06 | 5 Comments
My thanks to all who submitted entries in the Best Quips about the Bomb competition. The results are below the jump. Shall we do some variation of this again next year?
Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons
by | 2010-12-03 | 32 Comments
Just before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, 14-4, the resolution of advice and consent for the New START treaty in September, Idaho Senator Jim Risch attempted to stop the vote, arguing that he had “shocking information that if true would fundamentally impact the treaty and should prevent the committee from proceeding in any way.” …
