So the 2010 iteration of the Department of Defense’s China Military Power report is out. The 2009 version came out on March 24, 2009, about two months after Inauguration Day, so this is probably the first one for which the Obama administration’s political appointees ran the show from start to finish. And obviously, intelligence assessments …
The M Word
by | 2010-08-17 | 7 Comments
I don’t have much to add to Page’s excellent post and Foreign Policy article on the politics of stockpile “modernization”, other than to repeat my suggestion that we all stop using the “M” word — modernization: I wish, by the way, wonks would stop using “modernize” as though it has some technical meaning. If it …
Nuclear Optimism
by | 2010-08-17 | 11 Comments
No country has been more optimistic about the atom than India. Most Indians believe in nuclear energy and in the ability of their nuclear establishment to deliver it efficiently and cheaply. Indian strategic analysts tend to be extremely confident, which often results in a dismissive attitude toward Pakistan. Indian government leaders have been proud about …
Now We’re Just Negotiating The Price
by | 2010-08-16 | 10 Comments
It appears that several Republicans — including Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) — have been hinting that they will vote for the New START treaty, if only the Obama Administration were to add another $10 billion to its $80 billion request over 10 years for the nuclear weapons complex.
