Forget all the stories explaining how the election imperils the New START treaty. The elections matter, but not quite in the way you think. The real threat to the New START treaty is now from the nuclear-weapons complex — comprising NNSA, the labs, and the production facilities — which is poised to blow up the …
More on EPURE
by | 2010-11-04 | 9 Comments
Yesterday, I noted that the centerpiece of the UK-France agreement to cooperate on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship was to be a new radiography facility at Valduc, called EPURE. Today, a few more details are available. It appears that the facility will be shared, but that French and British teams will work seperately. Our friend, Bruno …
Что прописано в резолюции сената США по СНВ-3
by | 2010-11-03 | 10 Comments
Note: This post appears in both Russian and English (after the jump). В недавнeй статье в блоге радиостанции Эхо Москвы и в заявлениях прессе, председатель комитета по международным делам Госдумы РФ Константин Косачев выразил озабоченность по поводу текста резолюции совета и согласия на ратификацию договора СНВ-3 (Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification for the …
UK-France Nuclear Weapons Coop
by | 2010-11-03 | 13 Comments
The UK and France have signed a Defense and Security Cooperation Agreement (English|French) that provides, among other things, for common stockpile stewardship activities: 7. We have decided: [snip] b) to collaborate in the technology associated with nuclear stockpile stewardship in support of our respective independent nuclear deterrent capabilities, in full compliance with our international obligations, …
