On Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the American Ensemble Theater’s production of Less Blessing’s A Walk In The Woods — a play about the relationship between an American arms control negotiator and his Soviet counterpart that was (very) loosely inspired by the (in)famous walk in the woods by Paul Nitze and Yuli Kvitsinsky. …
New START Hearings
by | 2010-07-23 | No Comments
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. …
