Julian Borger has a post up on the Nuclear Posture Review, in which I liken choosing among the two options on declaratory policy to the choice between plague and cholera. Chris Jones over at PONI literally doesn’t understand the argument, which leads me to think that if a smart guy like Chris can be so …
IPFM & Khushab 2 Come Online
by | 2010-03-04 | No Comments
Two announcements of note. First, the International Panel on Fissile Materials has a cool new blog. (No one tells me anything!) Second, writing on said blog, Zia Mian notes that construction on Pakistan’s Khushab 2 reactor is now probably complete: On 20 February, Pakistan’s Prime Minister visited the Khushab nuclear complex, along with senior military …
Indian Nuclear Strategists
by | 2010-03-04 | 5 Comments
Greetings from Pakistan where, when it comes to nuclear strategy, people say little but act expeditiously. In India, on the other hand, people write much and act slowly. India now has a coterie of first-rate thinkers on nuclear issues besides K. Subrahmanyam, including Raja Mohan, Rear Adm. (ret.) Raja Menon, Rajesh Basrur, Gurmeet Kanwal, and …
North Korea: Peace or Else!
by | 2010-03-03 | 3 Comments
A statement appearing in KCNA on Tuesday — two of them, actually — lambaste the United States and “the puppet army of South Korea” for upcoming annual joint military exercises. Ho hum. Nothing unusual there. Not only do we see this every year, we see it often. Twice Tuesday, and twice Monday, in fact. But …
