If you are like me, you were no doubt very excited about the first-ever CTBTO on-site inspection exercise at Semipalatinsk. (Rebecca Johnson turned in a some wonderful dispatches for the Bulletin, while Oliver Meier had a nice write-uP for Arms Control Today.) Well, Andreas Persbo actually got to participate. Andreas will be in town this …
Yet more on NORK HEU
by | 2009-01-23 | 4 Comments
Since my post last week delving into the question of how big the HEU particle found on something North Korean would have to have been for the US to date it to 3.5 years old, I’ve had a number of interesting discussions on the subject—both in the comments section to this blog and elsewhere. Since …
Tinner Talks
by | 2009-01-23 | 8 Comments
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 …
