Did Kim Jong Il stroke out? Maybe. APNewsAlert 10 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence official says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may have suffered a stroke. Choe Sang-hun in the New York Times reports that he hasn’t been seen since mid-August. Reports of ill-health have followed Kim since the 1990s (see the …
India Gets NSG Waiver
by | 2008-09-07 | 24 Comments
Well, the Nuclear Suppliers Group has given India a cleanish waiver. It’s a good day for France and Russia — well, AREVA and Atomstroyexport. (I have my doubts about the future of Westinghouse in the Indian market, but oh well.) ACA has good coverage on the debacle. Austrian officials are trying to slap some lipstick …
India: Nuke Test Depends on Consequences
by | 2008-09-05 | 25 Comments
Indian Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar tells the Indian Express that whether India tests or not will depend on the consquences: Asked about the right to conduct nuclear tests, he said, “in terms of consequences, of course, when we decide to do that, we need to factor in possible consequences.” Seems like a good …
Tipping the Bureaucratic Scales
by | 2008-09-05 | 3 Comments
How’s this for irony: the bureaucratic home of nuclear weapons policy at DOD is SO/LIC&IC, short for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities. Kidding aside, this actually says a lot about the diminishing bureaucratic footprint of nuclear weapons policy. During the 1993-1994 NPR, for example, the career nuclear weapons bureaucracy, civilian and military, was an …
