The amazing Laura Holgate (with Robert Schultz) and the great Pavel Podvig are crossing swords over at the web edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The issue: Megatons to Megawatts. Say Holgate/Schultz: As Pavel Podvig points out in his July Bulletin Web-Edition column, the US-Russia “Megatons to Megawatts” program that is designed to …
Saving Kim's Blushes
by | 2008-10-29 | 14 Comments
Greetings from Korea. According to my guide book “North Korea and nukes” is not a socially acceptable topic for conversation here in Seoul. I hope that advice doesn’t apply to participants in a conference on security on the Korean Peninsula because, if it does, I committed a dreadful faux pas over dinner… According to a …
The Angarsk IUEC Wants You!
by | 2008-10-28 | 3 Comments
Thanks for all of your comments on the previous post. Yet, I am surprised that no one mentioned the one ongoing attempt to practically implement the multilateral nuclear approaches concept – Russia’s International Uranium Enrichment Center at Angarsk. We all know the story. The idea grew out of Russia’s 2005 proposal that Iran share ownership …
Internationalizing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
by | 2008-10-27 | 8 Comments
Privet, dear Readers of Wonk, Greetings from Monterey! By means of an introduction, I’ll say that I’ve been a loyal ACW reader for a long time (we probably have that in common). And as Jeffrey has already mentioned, I’m lucky to share a blog home with ACW alumnus Paul Kerr. I hope you don’t mind …
