Here as promised is Tom Shea’s Notional convention on nuclear power. Two other nuclear power factoids I heard recently that may interest… First, the UAE has announced its intention not to acquire enrichment or reprocessing technology as part of its nuclear power programme. This is significant but the question is: is it a one-off? I …
AP: China Gives IAEA Intel on Iran
by | 2008-04-02 | 30 Comments
So say anonymous diplomatic sources to AP reporter George Jahn. Bearing in mind the usual caveats about anonymous sources, this is noteworthy on at least two levels. First, it is an encouraging sign of China’s (too) slow but promising embrace of the responsibilities that come with being a global power. Remember, Beijing did not participate …
Olmert Claims BOE was "Nuclear-Related"
by | 2008-04-02 | 4 Comments
Well, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert told Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda that the “Box on the Euphrates” asked for it, “Japanese government sources” leaked the contents of the meeting to the Asahi Shimbun, and Asahi translated it as “nuclear-related.” Maybe he said “reactor”. I dunno: Japanese government sources said over the weekend that the Israeli leader, …
An Unexpected Speech
by | 2008-04-01 | 5 Comments
Just over a week ago I arrived in Paris for a weekend away, went to my hotel and (while my room was being prepared) went to use the lobby ‘facilities’. On the wall was Le Figaro with the headline ‘Sarkozy to relaunch nuclear disarmament’. You could have knocked me over with a feather. I was …
