Avatar photoPostdoc at P'ton

If the nuclear field is anything to go by (and it isn’t) then the national jobs picture really should be looking up! After the spate of Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships, Princeton’s Nuclear Futures Lab has a postdoc on offer. The lab is run by FoW Alex Glaser. If you have a technical PhD this is …

Avatar photoUnilateral Statements

The first strategic arms control talks between Washington and Moscow were handled poorly by the Nixon White House. President Richard Nixon and national security adviser Henry Kissinger didn’t trust their bureaucracy or U.S. negotiators, which they sent off on wild goose chases while they engaged in backchannel deals with the Kremlin. Many of the harshest …

Avatar photoThe "Lego Block" Nuclear Reactor

So, looking for something in a nuclear power plant, but not too big and not too expensive? How about a small, modular liquid-metal reactor, provided with its fuel installed? Look no further than the 100 MWe SVBR-100, shipped direct to you by — yes, you guessed it — the Acme company. According to the New …

Avatar photoOff the Geneva, Again!

This person has a nice photostream with shots of Geneva, including the Maison Tavel. It is that time of year — UNIDIR is talking space, so I am off to Geneva to discuss the finer points of verification. I intend to take up Michael Krepon’s recent challenge “to strengthen norms for responsible space-faring nations – …