The “Would they? Could they?” debate in regard to nuclear terrorism is an old one. There has been a lot written about whether terrorists want to use nuclear weapons and, if they do, whether they have the technological capability to “make it so”. A PhD student at King’s, Simen Ellingsen, has come up with what …
How Many Nuclear Weapons Do We Need?
by | 2008-05-06 | 14 Comments
It’s a good question, one that we will try to answer tomorrow afternoon. Special guest star likely to appear. There is a little reception afterward. It will be awesome, I promise. Thousands, Hundreds, or Zero? How Many Nuclear Weapons Do We Need? Nuclear weapons are the most destructive weapons ever invented. However, since the end …
Blog of Note: Nukes and Spooks
by | 2008-05-02 | No Comments
McClatchy correspondents Jonathan Landay, Warren Strobel, and Nancy Youssef have a cool new blog called Nukes and Spooks.
NORKS Will Blow Up Cooling Tower
by | 2008-05-02 | 11 Comments
This is kind of a big deal. Glenn Kessler explains why, perfectly. North Korea has agreed to blow up the cooling tower attached to its Yongbyon nuclear facility within 24 hours of being removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, diplomats said this week. The destruction of the cooling tower is intended …
