No Wonk’s virtual bookshelf would be complete without an electronic copy of the following historical study of nuclear weapons in Third World-conflicts and crises (23 megabyte PDF): William Yengst, Stephen Lukasik and Mark Jensen, Nuclear Weapons that Went to War (NWTWTW), DNA-TR-96-25, draft final report sponsored by the U.S. Defense Special Weapons Agency and Science …
McElvany Nonproliferation Essay Event
by | 2008-11-04 | No Comments
While Bob and Andreas are minding the store, I just wanted to drop in and plug an event to honor the winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest. The event will feature a keynote by Representative Ellen Tauscher and talks by the winners of the essay contest, including our friends …
Will Khan be back?
by | 2008-11-03 | 14 Comments
Do not worry, Captain Kirk. It’s not that Khan. Islamabad’s parks, houses, hotels and palaces are poured into the lowland between the Margala Hills. It’s a remarkably organized place with straight avenues, green and leafy side streets, bustling shops and a heavy military presence. This time of year, the weather is pleasant, and the quicksilver …
Will Russia Blend Down More HEU?
by | 2008-11-03 | No Comments
Greetings, Readers of the Wonk. My name is Robert Zarate, and I’m a research fellow at the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center in Washington, D.C. I’ll be guest-blogging this week, but before getting started, I wanted first to thank Jeffrey Lewis for the kind offer—and the wonderful opportunity—to do this. To kick things off, I thought …
