I love my job. You probably noticed that the Iranians tested what Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar reportedly claimed is a two-stage, solid-fueled missile with a 1,200 mi range the other day. (Naijar gives an interview in the video, but it is in Farsi — little help? Open Source Center?) I don’t really see the …
Traces of Uranium at AlKibar?
by | 2008-11-12 | 23 Comments
Reader Allen Thomson sends along this image of the AlKibar dated 23 November 2007 showing an apparently thick slab of concrete over the remains of the BoE and one or two construction cranes erected on it. Credit:GeoEye/Space Imaging Middle East IKONOS Satellite Image. A very curious set of stories appeared yesterday about the results of …
More Classified Nuclear NSPDs
by | 2008-11-10 | 5 Comments
Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise by the Air Force Nuclear Task Force (24 October 2008) reveals the names of several more NSPDs relating to nuclear weapons: National Security Presidential Directive-3, Defense Strategy, Force Structure, and Procurement, 15 February 2001 (S) National Security Presidential Directive-4, Transforming Deterrence, 15 February 2001 (S) National Security Presidential Directive-10, …
Blair on The Ever-Ready Nuclear Misileer
by | 2008-11-10 | 6 Comments
Ok, I am back. Let’s all have an electronic round of applause for Anya, Bob and Andreas — three fine guest bloggers. Last night I was flipping through my copy of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. In the correspondence section, there were a few letters about The ever-ready nuclear missileer by Nathan Hodge and Sharon …
