I asked Marc Schanz, journo-buddy of mine, to send along his impressions of Obering’s briefing the other day. I thought I would get some wry observations. Instead, I got a serious piece of defense journalism. Anyway, apparently Obering freaked when asked about Russia — must be the Ibogaine. I was under the impression that Lt. …
4 Aegis Ships to Defend NATO
by | 2008-07-16 | 22 Comments
Gosh, I am going to miss ol’ Trey Obering when he retires in January. Ok, no I won’t. He gave an outbrief today that, I hear, was nothing of the sort — just the same tired hat-in-hand for MDA routine. We smuggled a little spy in, so there will be more on that front later. …
Persbo on NORKS, Japan and the IAEA
by | 2008-07-16 | 3 Comments
Andreas Persbo, over at the blog formerly known as Verification, has had a couple of nice posts recently about the role of the IAEA in verifying disarmament in North Korea (or lack thereof) and the resulting Japanese frustrations. Just thought I’d share.
Safeguards in India
by | 2008-07-15 | 6 Comments
Having had a chance to digest the India safeguards agreement, I’ve become interested in what is left out. Specifically, how will the IAEA analyse and draw conclusions about Indian compliance? How the Agency analyses information is, in many ways, just as important as the safeguards agreement itself. Moreover, it has changed considerably since full-scope safeguards …
