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 …
Wonk School: Overhead Images
by | 2008-04-30 | 21 Comments
Peter Zimmerman, late of King’s College London, sends along a challenge that I am calling “wonk school.” Peter proposes a series of take-home exams to see how well various readers do analyzing overhead images. And, as an inducement, he is offering to buy a pint of (good) beer for the best answer to the exam …
More on the Ahmadinejad Visit to Natanz
by | 2008-04-29 | 29 Comments
As many of you undoubtedly noticed, Scott Kemp and I contributed captions to the slide show that accompanies Bill Broad’s article in the New York Times, entitled A Tantalizing Look at Iran’s Nuclear Program. It was tremendous fun working with both of Scott and Bill Broad. I am hoping to post a master list of …
Hayden Sticks to Al Kibar Size Estimate
by | 2008-04-29 | 36 Comments
CIA Director General Michael Hayden stuck to the size estimate of the Al Kibar yesterday, comparing it to Yongbyon: “In the course of a year after they got full up, they would have produced enough plutonium for one or two weapons,” Hayden told reporters after a speech. The reactor was of a “similar size and …
