Canada is again a serious player on space security. One case in point is a thoughtful paper submitted to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva last June (CD/1865, “Working Paper on the Merits of Certain Draft Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures and Treaty Proposals for Space Security”). This Working Paper begins with a reminder of how …
Israel: Between Dimona and Democracy
by | 2010-05-13 | 12 Comments
The Columbia University Press website has announced the forthcoming release of a new book by Avner Cohen, best known as the author of Israel and the Bomb (1998). His new work is titled, The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel’s Bargain with the Bomb. The publisher’s text: The bomb is Israel’s collective ineffable—the nation’s last taboo. This bargain …
"Become the Sun": NK Nuclear (Con)fusion
by | 2010-05-13 | 13 Comments
North Korean scientists have, without warning, solved the problem of nuclear fusion. So reported the official daily Rodong Sinmun the other day, prompting bafflement worldwide. KCNA has the highlights: DPRK Succeeds in Nuclear Fusion Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) — Scientists of the DPRK succeeded in nuclear fusion reaction on the significant occasion of the Day …
Is 720 the new 700?
by | 2010-05-13 | 11 Comments
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in a Wall Street Journal oped, has announced the force structure for the New START treaty: Based on the recommendations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we plan to meet the Treaty’s limits by retaining a triad of up to 420 ICBMs, 14 submarines carrying up to 240 SLBMs, and …
