Late yesterday the House passed the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5658) sans the administration’s request for dedicated RRW funding. It also thwarted a last-ditch effort by Congressional supporters of RRW to restore some of that funding, which the HASC had cut the previous week when it voted the bill out of committee. …
Lessons from the RSA
by | 2008-05-21 | 5 Comments
A reader, Paul Carroll, made an important point in commenting on a previous post of mine about verifying the North Korean declaration: Obviously, when dealing with North Korea and the risk of diversion or concealment we want the uncertainty to be as low as possible. But I would urge us to caution against demanding levels …
Iran in the Nuclear Suppliers Group?
by | 2008-05-20 | 15 Comments
ISIS posted a copy of that letter Iran sent to UN SecGen Ban Ki Moon last week. The letter, entitled The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Proposed Package for Constructive Negotiations, does not mention a suspension of uranium enrichment, a key demand of the P5+1, but it suggests the possibility of intrusive inspections and multinational enrichment …
Janne Nolan, Tuesday @ NAF, 12:15
by | 2008-05-19 | 1 Comment
Janne Nolan is coming by tomorrow (Tuesday) to talk about the 2009 Nuclear Posture Review and whether it will matter. Posturing About the Future of Nuclear Weapons Predictions for the 2009 Nuclear Posture Review The next President will conduct yet another Nuclear Posture Review — the third since the end of the Cold War. What’s …
