One of the unique features of the AlKibar (Dair Alzour) probable-reactor site is that it is located near a (somewhat offbeat) tourist attraction. I even joked that a visit “seems like a good use of my grant money.” I didn’t expect one of you to actually do it. A reader, on a visit to Syria, …
America's Role in the LEU-TRR Deal
by | 2009-10-25 | 13 Comments
It’s been little remarked upon, but the United States appears to have a technical role, and not just a political one, in the agreement with Iran reached “in principle” in Geneva on October 1. There’s no text in open circulation, and the U.S. government won’t say what’s in it. As a senior administration official told …
A Break in Space: Cosmos-Iridium Update
by | 2009-10-23 | 7 Comments
click on the image for a larger version Cataloged debris associated with the 10 February 2009 collision of Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 as of 23 October 2009. The orbits associated with the major pieces of each satellite are indicated. As we wait for the next shoe to fall in the Iranian nuclear crisis, I …
Sufficient Deterrence
by | 2009-10-22 | 19 Comments
Are the shoe box files metaphorical or real? Given my weak memory and computer skills, they have to be real. But I know that ACW readers are a suspicious lot, so I have asked Jeffrey to accompany this post with a picture of my shoe box collection. This week’s entry comes from my 4X6 cards …
