For those us hoping that the Conference on Disarmament would get down to business on negotiation a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, Britain’s PermRep to the CD tweeted some very disappointing news: Conference on Disarmament fails to unblock decision to start work on FMCT. Very disappointing that 1 country unable to join the compromise. The “1 …
Twenty-Two Cascades Under Vacuum
by | 2009-08-28 | 51 Comments
Iran is not slowing its nuclear program, ok? I know the headlines keep saying it, but it ain’t so — look for yourself. Count the black and gray bars, not just the black ones. The most recent IAEA report on Iran makes clear that Iran continues the pattern noted on this blog of installing about …
August 2009 IAEA Reports on Iran, Syria
by | 2009-08-28 | 7 Comments
IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. Have at ‘em.
India's H Bomb Revisited
by | 2009-08-27 | 41 Comments
Yes, Virginia, India’s H-bomb fizzled. K Santhanam (who was director of test site preparations for India’s 1998 nuclear tests; pictured above, handing the firing keys to the range safety officer) has admitted what everyone else has known for a long time — that India’s 1998 test of a thermonuclear device was unsuccessful: “Based upon the …
