Avatar photoMDA Test Oddities

I am close to posting on the most recent Missile Defense Agency flight test (FTG-05). In case you wonder why this is taking me literally days to work through (with lots of help from David Wright), read these statements by new MDA Director General Patrick O’Reilly. Good afternoon, or as Mr. Whitman said, almost good …

Avatar photoFrank Pabian on Iran, Syria

In a talk at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Frank Pabian makes really amazing use of GoogleEarth and SketchUp. (There are also a couple of references to the blog, for which I am grateful.) You can also watch the Q&A:

Avatar photoMeet the erLEP

In my most recent article, After the Reliable Replacement Warhead, in Arms Control Today I mention the so-called “extensive reuse” Life Extension Program (erLEP), in which components are mined from other warhead designs to make more reliable weapons: One option that falls between current LEPs and the RRW program, proposed in a joint study by …

Avatar photoTomorrow: Panel and Happy Hour

Just a reminder, dear colleagues and friends, I am giving a talk tomorrow at 4 pm at the Carnegie Endowment, followed by a happy hour at the Big Hunt. Here are the details: On behalf of Physicians for Social Responsibility, you are invited to “Steps to Zero,” an informative talk on steps the next administration …