Reading takes mere opinion to the next level. So what are the best articles ever written on nuclear weapons and arms control? I tried my hand at this for ForeignPolicy.com a while back, but my submission was buried and received no feedback. Maybe this time, I will receive additions and corrections. With so many articles …
Surprise ≠ Intel Failure
by | 2009-05-28 | 5 Comments
That’s the “does not equal” sign up there. I overlooked something important earlier when discussing what the U.S. government knew about North Korea’s nuclear test preparations and when they knew it: There are two possibilities. Either A) the Obama Administration saw some advantage to keeping mum, and turns out to be awfully good at keeping …
More DPRK stuff
by | 2009-05-27 | 14 Comments
More data is becoming available on Monday’s nuclear test. NORSAR has published the waveform data from two of their stations. The primary wave is very noticeable and sharp, which indicates a man-made explosive event (earthquakes tend to brew a while before really making noise). The shear-wave seems to come in shortly thereafter, giving a distinct …
Libby Turpen on NNSA's Future
by | 2009-05-27 | 4 Comments
The wolves are at the doorstep of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Several months into the Obama Administration, we still don’t have a new Administrator. Part of the issue is that, in a few years, NNSA may no longer exist. The OMB “passback” raised the possibility of moving NNSA into DOD: DoD and DOE, to …
