I am in Tokyo for the week for a New America Foundation project on extended deterrence. It’s already been totally surreal — Mort Halperin was met by NHK, which is filming him for a documentary. At least we got a free ride to the Hotel Okura out of the deal. The meetings are private, but …
X37B Orbit Found, Mystery Remains
by | 2010-05-23 | 17 Comments
click on the image for a larger version You gotta’ love amateur satellite observers. They spend hours glued to their telescopes, binoculars, and/or video cameras for the shear joy of seeing a man made object cross the sky. Their latest triumph is determining the orbit of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-1). Through careful planning …
The Cheonan Report, Continued
by | 2010-05-22 | 5 Comments
The text and visual aids released at last week’s press conference on the findings of the multinational investigation into the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan are now available. (Another version of the briefing slides can be seen here.) The nature of the event now appears beyond serious dispute, so the debate has moved …
Great Speeches
by | 2010-05-21 | 8 Comments
What are the most significant speeches related to arms control given at the middle and end of a U.S. presidency? There’s plenty of room for argument, but here are my choices. Let’s work backward. End of term: President Eisenhower’s famous farewell address on January 17, 1961, admonishing his fellow citizens to beware the military-industrial complex. …
