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 …
Iranian Warhead Evolution
by | 2010-06-09 | 29 Comments
The family of Shahab-3 warhead variants as compiled by Tal Inbar and Uzi Rubin. The NRV, the New Reentry Vehicle, is shown on the right. Note it’s a triconic design but with a larger base diameter than the Ghadr-1 warhead. Wonk-friends Tal Inbar and Uzi Rubin are reporting a new warhead variant for the Shahab-3 …
