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!
Three Wonks Walk Into a Bar…
by | 2009-01-17 | 4 Comments
…and the middle one (after surveying all the beautiful Italian people) says “Know any good books about missiles?” And the last one says “Why, yes! I like the books from the ‘50s and ‘60s.” And the first one in says “And then the frog said, ‘I feel all white and fluffy!” But that’s another story. …
How Tall Was the Box
by | 2009-01-15 | 19 Comments
The debate continues over Yousry Abushady’s remarkable appearance on Egyptian television. The interview is notable, as one observer notes, because Abushady “is speaking in his personal capacity, which is soon-to-be retired.” You just don’t see IAEA officials doing television interviews like this. Although I still have lots of questions about the type and size of …
More on NORK HEU
by | 2009-01-14 | 13 Comments
As Jeffrey discussed on Saturday, “some” in the US intelligence community (aka DIA) have “increasing concerns that North Korea has an ongoing covert uranium enrichment program”. David Albright, in Glenn Kessler’s story, claims this is based on discovering a single HEU particle that is just 3.5 years old. Just the day before hearing this news …
