Greetings from (not so) sunny San Diego. I hope the people back east are enjoying the sweltering heat. I just finished the first of three weeks at the UCSD IGCC Public Policy and Nuclear Threats Summer Training Program. But, last week the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concluded twelve hearings on the New START Treaty. The …
Zombie China-Pak Nuke Deal
by | 2010-07-21 | 4 Comments
The deal where China sells Pakistan two additional nuclear power reactors, while not as epically zombie-tastic as the Iranian fuel swap, does tend to ebb and flow a fair amount. James noted its most recent rise and fall in late 2008/early 2009. At the moment, it appears as though this zombie is on the verge …
Indian Strategic Culture
by | 2010-07-21 | 3 Comments
The fabric of any country is woven from many threads, and no country has a greater thread count than India. Some strands are more apparent than others, and a discerning eye can find patterns that evoke the key elements of a strategic culture. Writing on Indian strategic culture was threadbare until George Tanham came along. …
Pu Waste & Hanford
by | 2010-07-20 | 22 Comments
Way back in 2004, workers began carefully excavating several burial grounds near the Hanford Site’s 300 Area. One of their discoveries had the feel of an archeological find: A safe was encountered during the excavation of the 618-2 Burial Ground that contained a very pure form of Plutonium-239 on the interior surfaces and possibly in …
