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 …
Caging the Dragon: Antipodal Seismometry
by | 2009-05-27 | 13 Comments
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 …
