I’ve read Chinese Military Power and I don’t agree that it says China increased the size of its nuclear force by 1/3. When I do the math, I get basically 110-160 warheads — about the same size as last year or a little larger depending on how many DF-21s have a nuclear role. Not that …
It's That Time of the Year Again…
by | 2008-03-14 | 9 Comments
Readers, we have failed you. From 4 February to 7 March one of the Wonk’s favourite events in the entire nuclear calendar took place and we didn’t even comment on it… yes, that’s right, Miss Atom 2008. We can but report the winner: Yulia Nagaeva. Alas, unlike last year there can be no repeat of …
2008 Nonproliferation Challenge
by | 2008-03-13 | 4 Comments
How’d you like to make 10 Large writing about nonproliferation? Well, let me introduce you to the Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest: The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and The Nonproliferation Review are pleased to announce the Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest Grand Prize: $10,000* Outstanding …
Who Debunked the UEP?
by | 2008-03-12 | 13 Comments
I was on a panel today at a CNS lunch to discuss Hugh Gusterson’s article in The Nonproliferation Review, entitled Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea. As you might imagine, Hugh is pretty tough on the media, particularly the New York Times and Washington Post, for relying …
