The U.S., South Korea, and Japan all should have a pretty good idea of what kind of missiles North Korea is shooting into the Sea of Japan at any given time, what with all the radars and imaging systems available to them and the information shared between the U.S. and each of its treaty allies. …
Do You Know What This Thing Is?
by | 2009-07-15 | 20 Comments
click on the image for a larger version The Iranian video apparently showing some of the manufacturing stages of the Safir two stage rocket still has a lot of information that needs to be analyzed. One important aspect is a brief montage of this furnace and a cylinder obviously cooling down. I think it might …
Tone Deaf in the Mid-East
by | 2009-07-13 | 34 Comments
The Arab Institute for Security Studies recently hosted an international conference on nuclear energy and nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. This represents a sort of trip report on that very interesting conference The Amman skyline There is a great debate about nonproliferation roaring around the world today. Unfortunately, few in the West seem to …
Cold Warriors and High Quality Deterrence
by | 2009-07-10 | 29 Comments
President Obama’s pursuit of a follow-on strategic arms reduction treaty with Moscow and ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty has prompted echoes of past treaty debates. So let’s delve into the shoe boxes to reminisce about “high quality deterrence.” Paul Nitze explained what he meant by high quality deterrence in Atoms, Strategy and Policy …
