Bharath Gopalaswamy and Martin Senn at the great blog “C x I” have posted a paper by Robert Schmucker and Markus Schiller titled The DPRK Missile Show – A Comedy in (Currently) Eight Acts. They elegantly lay out the case that North Korea’s ballistic missile program remains dependent on foreign, likely Russian, assistance: There is …
More Burma Bombs
by | 2010-06-04 | 16 Comments
Those of you who have read Bob Kelley’s 30 page report on Burma’s nuclear efforts will notice that he mentions our discussions on the blog about the BOB — the Box-o’-Burma. Bob sends along this invitation to Arms Control Wonk readers to discuss just what Burma has been up to: It is easy to think …
Now It Can Be Told: Inside BOB
by | 2010-06-03 | 36 Comments
(posted at 2:01 GMT 4 June 2010) One of the great things about writing for the Wonk is that people tell you things, including what’s inside what has been called here the “Big Odd Box” in Burma. Last January, I was invited to join a group of experts in Oslo, Norway, to review a ton …
Burma Allegations Coming
by | 2010-06-03 | 6 Comments
The first press stories are beginning to appear based on some information that the Democratic Voice of Burma that suggests Burma may have a nuclear weapons program, beginning with Senator Jim Webb’s decision to postpone a scheduled trip to Myanmar. The DVB will air a documentary tomorrow that includes the participation of several of our …
