If you haven’t seen it yet, you should check out the “Video Tours of Iran’s Nuclear Facilities” available at the ISISnuclearIran website. I frankly didn’t find them as interesting as the similar in appearance videos of Iranian missile production facilities. Too much waving flag, not enough detail. (Though the ISIS analysis is, of course, always …
The Il-Matic Returns
by | 2009-04-11 | 8 Comments
He’s baaaaaaaack! A thinner, grayer Kim Jong Il appeared at the first session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. The Norks released the video. I love the desultory little clap he gives about 45 seconds in.
Proving Disarmament Credentials
by | 2009-04-10 | 3 Comments
Reflecting on conferences after they are over rarely makes for interesting blogging. However, I didn’t have a chance to blog while the Carnegie Conference was on, and I can’t quite bring myself to tweet. So, I wanted to point those of you who weren’t there in the direction of what for me was the highlight …
Biden p0wns CTBT Ratification, Maybe
by | 2009-04-08 | 13 Comments
Yesterday, I tweeted some big news from the Carnegie Conference: DepSecState Steinberg announced that Biden will be responsible for overseeing START Follow-on and CTBT ratification. I had heard rumors to that effect — hey, he is the former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, it would be weird if there weren’t rumors — but …
