Dwane Day has had enough of the Pentagon’s Chinese Military Power (CMP) and its slipshod accounting of Chinese military space programs: The Pentagon report is sloppy, inconsistent, and of limited utility, and as an indicator of what China is planning with its military space program, it should be taken with more than a few grains …
Strategic Posture Commission Update 2
by | 2008-06-24 | 2 Comments
The work of the Strategic Posture Commission appears to be proceeding. After some scheduling hiccups (I am being kind), the first full meeting was held at USIP on June 17. Dr. Perry had earlier convened a smaller meeting on May 19 without most of the commissioners. In attendance were Vice Chairman James Schlesinger, Commissioner Keith …
Disarmament Down Under
by | 2008-06-24 | 7 Comments
A Tuesday morning distraction for you. I meant to post this yesterday—a Monday morning distraction would be more usual after all—but then got distracted myself… The Australian government recently announced that it would convene the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament to help build consensus ahead of the 2010 NPT Review onference. Under its …
Will India Test Again?
by | 2008-06-23 | 11 Comments
A colleague of mine notes that Indian PM Manmohan Singh, in his address to the conference Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, omitted any mention of India’s voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. Here is the key paragraph: India is fully aware of its responsibilities as a nuclear weapon state. We have a declared doctrine …
