One of the perennial debates that rages in the comments section of this blog is about the meaning of article IV of the NPT. As a quick recap, recall that article IV.1 states that Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop …
Forden on Safir-e Omid
by | 2008-08-21 | 19 Comments
I am back from Ithaca. Funny story: Ted Postol walks into our meeting, laughing, haven taken a phone call from a reporter. The poor man was desperate, having tried to track down Ted, Geoff Forden, David Wright, me and others — but no one is returning his calls. He can’t figure out what happened to …
W76 LEP Completely Baked
by | 2008-08-20 | 6 Comments
Mr. Braddock: Don’t you think that idea is a little half-baked? Benjamin: Oh no, Dad, it’s completely baked. Frank Munger explains that workers at Y12 turned the heat up a little too much on some subassemblies: OAK RIDGE – A federal spokesman confirmed that Oak Ridge workers overcooked some nuclear warhead components during a drying …
BUFF Blogging for Arms Control
by | 2008-08-20 | 4 Comments
Friend of Wonk Marc Schanz reprises the popular “BUFF Blogging” series to ask how changes in the US B-52 fleet will affect nuclear missions and arms control agreements: I realize I haven’t reanimated the popular BUFF Blogging feature in some time – we’re all busy these days. But Jeffrey and I have been puzzling over …
