In a workshop in Islamabad today, one of the Pakistani presenters quoted from Henry Kissinger’s Big Splash on nuclear issues, Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy. This book was first published in 1957. It carried the imprimatur of the Council on Foreign Relations, which convened a study group on these matters. The study group, chaired by …
Ill-Fated KSLV 1
by | 2010-06-10 | 10 Comments
This morning’s news reports indicate that, once again, South Korea has failed to put a satellite into orbit. Some might wonder why we discuss this issue on ACW. However, it makes a very interesting case study for how countries acquire missile technology. And failures are much more interesting that successes! Stay tuned! UPDATE (6:13 PM …
Cheater's Risk
by | 2010-06-10 | 8 Comments
The Stimson Center has a fun scenario, Cheater’s Risk, in which you can attempt to evade international detection in pursuit of bomb. The odds are stacked against you (well, so they are in real life!) I did pretty well, I must admit. I had the UAE pursue aerodynamic enrichment, recovered the uranium from sea-water and …
Iran Sanctions: Now What?
by | 2010-06-10 | 22 Comments
So what does the dog do after it catches the car? That is, in effect, the question faced by the leaders of the P5+1, now that they’ve managed to overcome their differences, settle on a draft Iran sanctions resolution, and pass it, 12-2, at the UN Security Council. The text isn’t up on the Security …
