Proliferation for profit is in the air. You can hardly turn on your TV or radio without seeing David Albright talking about his excellent new book, “Peddling Peril.” I have long advocated thinking about proliferation as a business and applying the results of research on the diffusion of technology to understanding how countries get the …
China's Kinetic Kill Vehicle
by | 2010-03-18 | 10 Comments
Obviously, I am interested in China’s hit-to-kill program, whether it is aimed at satellites or ballistic missiles. Someone posted a very interesting analysis of the Chinese hit-to-kill program on a Chinese bulletin board (in Chinese of course). (I am not sure which is the original version, though I think it may be one of two.) …
What is a Space Weapon?
by | 2010-03-18 | 22 Comments
Many have tried to define a space weapon, myself included. None of us have come up with a satisfactory definition, which is one on many reasons why a treaty banning space weapons is not in the cards. After the Bush administration disposed of the ABM Treaty, the Chinese and Russian governments dipped into the old …
Albright on AQ Khan
by | 2010-03-17 | 3 Comments
Joby Warrick of the Washington Post spotlighted the new book out by David Albright that sheds more light into the AQ Khan network: From the article: As troops massed on his border near the start of the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein weighed the purchase of a $150 million nuclear “package” deal that …
