I’m off on holiday for a couple of weeks and then have a conference out in Monterey so my posting may be a bit sporadic (read non-existent) until I get back. I hope to visit the museum at Los Alamos on my travels (assuming I’m allowed to) so I might have some good pictures to …
RRW Dinged in Defense Authorization Bill
by | 2008-05-23 | 5 Comments
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 …
