Well, this is very interesting. You can now get an MA in nuclear terrorism. Imagine the class projects! Alright, I kid, but the Monterey Institute has a new degree in “Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies” that brings together the best of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Monterey Terrorism Research and Education …
T-D'ag Misrepresents JASON Report
by | 2010-03-12 | 10 Comments
So, the one time I met Tom D’Agostino, he called me “Jerry.” It was interesting moment, because I couldn’t decide whether he just suffered from some mild aphasia or was trying to be insulting. (Though, you know, Jerry Lewis is big in France.) I’ve since seem him speak a couple of times, and still can’t …
China's Centralized Warhead Storage
by | 2010-03-12 | 11 Comments
Mark Stokes has a really cool paper out on China’s system for handling warheads (China’s Nuclear Warhead Storage and Handling System): The Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military Commission (CMC) maintains strict control over China’s operational nuclear warheads through a centralized storage and handling system managed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Second Artillery. Nuclear warheads …
More on US-Japan "Secret Agreements"
by | 2010-03-11 | 6 Comments
As I noted yesterday, the Japanese government released two reports (an official report and an experts report) on the so-called “secret agreements” regarding the storage and transit of US nuclear weapons in Japan, as well as a massive amount of declassified supporting documentation. Unfortunately (for me at least), this treasure trove is entirely in Japanese. …
