an•tip•o•dal 1: of or relating to the antipodes ; specifically : situated at the opposite side of the earth or moon (an antipodal meridian, an antipodal continent) 2: diametrically opposite (an antipodal point on a sphere) 3: entirely opposed (a system antipodal to democracy) This post represents a little light summer reading. I’ve been working …
LeMay on the Partial Test Ban
by | 2009-05-26 | 8 Comments
Given the topicality of nuclear testing, today’s entry from the shoe box files deals with General Curtis LeMay on the perils of an atmospheric nuclear test ban treaty. In 1991, Dan Caldwell and I edited a book on The Politics of Arms Control Treaty Ratification, (my concluding chapter is online) which gathered much dust during …
What To Expect From North Korea
by | 2009-05-26 | 12 Comments
[Cross-posted from TotalWonkerr.com. Yep, it’s back up.] What should we expect from North Korea? A good place to start might be the Foreign Ministry statement of April 29: In case the UNSC does not make an immediate apology [for the presidential statement condemning the launch of the Unha-2], such actions will be taken as: Firstly, …
Greetings from Geneva: More on Mb to Yield
by | 2009-05-25 | 18 Comments
As always when the DPRK tests, I’m in a seminar somewhere else. This time, I was discussing FMCT verification with the good people of SIPRI and the diplomats of the Conference on Disarmament. The plot is based on the Mb to yield estimates for dry-rock, close coupled, underground nuclear explosions. I’ve used the USGS estimate …
