The long-running dispute over IAEA inspector designations stands out in the latest report on Iran. Iran rejects inspectors. The IAEA is not happy with it. But who is right and who is wrong? As so often, there are no easy answers.
Iran and Syria Reports
by | 2010-09-06 | 6 Comments
Greetings from Beijing. Here are the Iran (GOV_2010_46) and Syria (GOV_2010_47) reports.
The Great North Korea Reading Comprehension Challenge
by | 2010-09-02 | 1 Comment
According to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il used his visit to China to express his desire to return to the Six-Party Talks. But skepticism abounds. In Wednesday’s Washington Post, Chico Harlan reported that nameless U.S. officials thought it “notable” that KCNA, the official North Korean news agency, had failed …
Armageddon
by | 2010-09-01 | 17 Comments
Has anyone written a great book that covers the complex relationship between religion and the Bomb? Please help me out here. I can’t think of one. The subject is so rich for so many reasons, that whoever writes brilliantly about how religion has shaped the approach/avoidance of nuclear weapons in different societies deserves to become …
