A couple of weeks ago, word got around that Senator Kyl was taking a group of fellow Republican Senators on a field trip to visit LANL and Sandia National Labs as part of their decision-making process regarding whether or not to vote for New START. Sen. Corker held an event for the press when he …
Some Straight Talk About Iran
by | 2010-08-13 | 43 Comments
After reading Jeffrey Goldberg’s lengthy article in The Atlantic about Israeli calculations on whether to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, I’m left with an observation and a judgment. First, the observation. We’re being ushered into an unusual conversation here. Months before the destruction of the reactor outside Baghdad in 1981, PLO headquarters in Tunis in 1985, …
All Good Things…
by | 2010-08-11 | 16 Comments
…must eventually come to an end. I have enjoyed writing for ArmsContolWonk.com very much and it has been one of the more satisfying professional experiences I have had. Unfortunately, at least for me, this post will be my last. I am moving on in my career and no longer can afford the time etc. involved …
Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons
by | 2010-08-10 | 11 Comments
Readers may recall an earlier post about Vasili Alexandrovich Arkipov and the Cuban missile crisis. Arkipov was one of three officers on board the Soviet diesel sub B-59 who voted on whether to fire their nuclear-tipped torpedo while being depth charged to the surface by the U.S. Navy. Arkipov voted nay, vetoing the idea. This …
