I am off tomorrow for a conference in South Korea organized by the Korean National Defence University. I hope to keep posting while I’m there. In the meantime here is some Friday afternoon reading for you. On Monday I commented on the difficulties of using inspections to uncover clandestine activities absent good intelligence to guide …
Gormley on PRTBs
by | 2008-10-24 | No Comments
I meant to add that Richard Clarke’s most recent book, Your Government Failed You has a fantastic account about tracking Russian nuclear weapons deployments. The story, which involves the great Dennis Gormley, centers on Soviet units called “Mobile Technical Rocket Bases” (PTRB in the Russian acronym) that would ferry nuclear warheads to mobile missile units …
China Pakistan Nuclear Deal
by | 2008-10-22 | 21 Comments
Surprise, surprise. China has announced its intention to sell more nuclear power plants to Pakistan. Kyodo News reports: China has agreed to supply Pakistan with two additional nuclear power plants, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said here Saturday after President Asif Zardari’s just-ended visit to Beijing. Qureshi told a press conference that the two …
Senator Kyl’s Straw Men
by | 2008-10-21 | 13 Comments
Congress has mandated that the next administration complete a Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) by early 2010. Senators McCain and Obama have both indicated support for nuclear reductions consistent with sustaining deterrence, and there is growing bipartisan support for a serious reexamination of U.S. nuclear weapons policy along these lines. But many conservatives are not on …
