Right on time, ISIS has released the Safeguards report for Iran — Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran GOV/2008/15 (May 26, 2008). And the big news, at least from the wonky angle, is a new …
Reality TBD
by | 2008-05-27 | 4 Comments
Remember that reality-based community comment from the anonymous Bush Administration official? Well, “history’s actors” are at it again, still working to determine whether the current Administration policies on nuclear energy will spur proliferation. Let me back up. Dr. Kerry Kartchner (who incidentally wrote a good book on START) sent an e-mail to his colleagues in …
Your Fact Checker Failed You
by | 2008-05-26 | 2 Comments
I just picked up a copy of Richard Clarke’s Your Government Failed You (HarperCollins, 26 bucks). A light, easy read. The chapter on military issues is a little too breezy — it covers way too much ground with far too little care. For example, Clarke states that “Sensing that Republicans were using military affairs as …
Kessler on Chris Hill
by | 2008-05-26 | 2 Comments
With the rumors that Hill will leave any day now swirling, the WaPo’s Glenn Kessler has a long, front-page profile of Assistant Secretary Chris Hill (“Mid-Level Official Steered U.S. Shift On North Korea,” May 26, 2008). Maybe Hill is finally pushing back against all the rumors that he is resigning or otherwise being thrown to …
