Well, we have a Joint Understanding for the START Follow-on Treaty. I observe that Reuters, in one of those irritating self indulgent news analysis pieces, frames the question “Spin or Deep Cut?” (The article, by Guy Faulconbridge is actually pretty good; not as bad as the headline would suggest.) I think this outline is neither …
DPRK Unveils New 2 Stage Missile
by | 2009-07-06 | 26 Comments
It is often very hard to ferret out hard information from media reports. That is why it is so nice to be associated with so many hard working wonk-readers who pick up real information. Wonk-reader Tal Inbar sends these two sets of photos (the above and a montage of images) of the launch of one …
DPRK: Nodong Factory Floor
by | 2009-07-06 | 10 Comments
Wonk-reader Tal Inbar sends this image of a Nodong missile on its plant floor. Presumably, it was taken in the final assembly hall. Unfortunately, it doesn’t show some of the more interesting portions of the missile (would it have killed them to show the business end of engine section?). It does show that this portion …
DPRK: Launch in One Month
by | 2009-07-04 | 6 Comments
Timeline of the 5 April 2009 U’nha-2 Launch. Click on the image for a larger version. Ok, so I don’t have the amount of confidence in my prediction as the title seems to indicate. But everybody else is making blanket statements so why can’t I? After returning from the Mid-East on Thursday, I had to …
