[Update. I’ve come to the conclusion that the first third of this post is in error, alas. I continue to differ with the view of the New York Times that the resolution is “largely symbolic” — so far, it looks pretty consequential for a symbol — and I don’t know what the Times means by …
You know it was the 1980s because …
by | 2009-11-27 | 3 Comments
In 1986, Time Magazine hosted a conference in Washington on the Strategic Defense Initiative. You know it is the 1980s because a news magazine was hosting a conference on nuclear weapons. The images from the conference, by the way, are wonderful. They show several prominent defense figures in the full glory of the 1980s. Which …
The Blue and Yellow Bomb (part 2)
by | 2009-11-26 | 13 Comments
Many things remain unknown about Sweden’s nuclear programme, especially why it was suddenly discontinued. It is interesting to note, of course, that the US intelligence community estimated that Sweden was on its way to the weapon up until 1964. Later intelligence assessments are considerably more cautious. That’s probably because our American cousins knew that Sweden …
McGeorge Bundy
by | 2009-11-25 | 1 Comment
‘Tis the season for giving thanks – at least for U.S. readers of ACW. One of the many things I am thankful for is the opportunity to have had conversations about arms control with McGeorge Bundy. He was one of the principle architects of the Vietnam War. I was one of 10,000 people arrested during …
