The Obama administration has gotten off to a much delayed start by unveiling the unclassified version of its National Space Policy on June 28th. The crafting of specific diplomatic initiatives will follow. The administration has accentuated the differences between its space posture and that of the George W. Bush administration, most notably with a renewed …
"Newly Developed Way" for NORK Nukes?
by | 2010-06-28 | 7 Comments
Reading the tea leaves at KCNA is always fraught with peril, but Josh Pollack noticed a wrinkle in what appears to be North Korea’s latest threat to conduct another nuclear test (or, really, demonstration). North Korea is again indicating that it will “bolster its nuclear deterrent.” North Korea has used this phrase previously in reference …
Enriching Salehi’s Statement
by | 2010-06-25 | 25 Comments
Iran’s enrichment effort continues to move forward as their scientists and technicians continue their relentless pursuit of ever higher enrichment levels, and ever more effective centrifuges. At least that’s the official story, eagerly broadcast by Iranian officials. Few have probably missed the 23 June claim by Mr. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic …
Echoes of a Treaty Ratification Past
by | 2010-06-23 | 6 Comments
The 1987 INF Treaty broke the back of the nuclear arms race, completely changed the tenor of U.S. – Soviet relations, and ushered in previously inconceivable intrusive inspections. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev accomplished these results by rejecting nuclear orthodoxy. The New Start Treaty builds on these breakthroughs, but it doesn’t come close to abolishing …
