I’ve had UK nuclear issues on my mind a lot recently—all sparked off by my Barcelona talk, I guess. Preparing for that talk, I spent a lot of time reading the transcript of the House of Commons Defence Committee’s enquiry into the replacement of the Vanguard SSBNs. One aspect of the debate that interested me …
ACT Blog
by | 2008-08-06 | 2 Comments
Arms Control Today has a blog to allow readers to comment on recent articles in the magazine. There is some new content as well, such as a list of ACA recommendations for Nuclear Vacation.
Miliband hosts disarmament meeting
by | 2008-08-06 | 20 Comments
Speaking of Foreign Secretaries… I’ve known for a while that Britain’s current incumbent, David Miliband, personally hosted a small round table on disarmament last month. Most of what I have heard has been on an off-the-record basis so I haven’t said anything here. Now, however, one of the participants has written publicly about it so …
State Won't Clear Nuke Strategy Paper
by | 2008-08-05 | 8 Comments
Apparently, Princess Sparklepony did not and will not sign the follow-on white paper to Maintaining Deterrence in the 21st Century, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the RRW. At least that is what Elaine Grossman reports U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has declined to formally endorse an interagency “white paper” on …
