The clearest thinking and writing I’ve ever done was under the influence of chemo drips. The prospect of death can be life affirming… or not. The Soviet Union was on a chemo drip for the decade before it died, but few took serious notice. Sovietologists in the United States were too threat-oriented to recognize grave …
Back in the US
by | 2010-09-13 | 1 Comment
I am just back from a swing through Asia that ended in a little visit to the Lighthouse of Hope for Happiness and Prosperity on Earth — better known as the Korea Institute for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control. (Think I am kidding about the Lighthouse comment? Check out the KINAC PR video at 00:50.)
Public Service Announcement
by | 2010-09-13 | No Comments
With DC returning back from its summer vacation, there are numerous events going on around the city. Several events are today and a few later in the week. September 13, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Gen. Kevin Chilton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, “Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control, Missile Defense, and Defense Policy.” Part of the NDUF-NDIA Seminar Series. At the …
Finding Iran’s Next Centrifuge Site
by | 2010-09-13 | 47 Comments
Last Thursday, Alireza Jafarzadeh of NCRI fame held one of his trademark press conferences to announce the discovery of a hidden Iranian enrichment facility, near Qazvin, to the assembled news media. The AEOI — the Iranian nuclear authority — has denied the claim. The reaction from Washington, too, has been cool.
