Bernard Brodie wrote in The Absolute Weapon that, “Everything about the atomic bomb is overshadowed by the twin facts that it exists and that its destructive power is fantastically great.” From this simple truth, the dictates of state regarding the nuclear option have been advanced through partial truths, useful fictions, and the occasional Big Whopper. …
Where Is North Korea's IRBM?
by | 2009-07-16 | 41 Comments
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 …
