Urs Tinner, AQ Khan associate and suspected CIA informant, gave an interview to SF1, a Swiss television station. According to AP’s Frank Jordans, Tinner admits to working for the US intelligence community, in particular for tipping them on the BBC China: In a documentary airing Thursday on Swiss TV station SF1, Urs Tinner says he …
Nuclear Renaissance vs. Financial Crisis
by | 2009-01-22 | 4 Comments
Could the current financial crisis have given us a reprieve from a boom in nuclear power spreading around the world? Not if my recent visit to URENCO is any indication! Many have argued that the so-called “nuclear renaissance,” will bring a dramatic increase in the use of nuclear power. Others point to the shaky financial …
MiTEx Sats Inspect DSP-23
by | 2009-01-21 | 1 Comment
I am recovering after bringing home an Italian bug of some sort: Grazie mille, Italia. For some reason, the topic of autonomous proximity operations keeps coming up (See my previous post on the BX-1 panic.) The Air Force is going to use 2 MiTEx satellites to inspect DSP-23, which crapped out this spring: In a …
The View from the IAEA
by | 2009-01-20 | 14 Comments
The view, this morning, of the UN plaza in Vienna (where the IAEA and CTBTO are based) passed onto me by a contact. Thank you, contact. Happy change day!
