Never take anything for granted. I’m afraid I put off something that Peter Brown, who is always on top of the interesting stories in Asia as he writes for the Asia Times, has been bugging me about. Sorry Peter! I thought I knew what the answer would be and I put off calculating the elevation …
IAEA Reports on Iran and Syria
by | 2009-06-05 | 13 Comments
Here are the new IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. Analysis to come.
Greetings from Amman
by | 2009-06-04 | 1 Comment
I had to work today, so I decided to do it pool-side. Life is tough, I know. Tomorrow I am attending a two-day conference organized by the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and funded by the Carnegie Corporation. We meet every year for a trilateral dialogue among US, Chinese and Russian experts on energy, security and …
Strategic Uses for Tactical Nukes—not!
by | 2009-06-04 | 23 Comments
click on the image for a larger version Four Kt nuclear explosion over one “sub-harbor” in Ulsan. Overpressures are for a 4 Kt nuke detonated at the optimum height to maximize blast effects. POL destruction limit is the range where blast effects cause severe damage to oil tanks. Thermal effects, i.e. starting a firestorm, are …
