The headline from the press release of a new BBC World Service poll reads Declining Support for Tough Measures against Iran’s Nuclear Program: Global Poll. This poll is flawed and should be interpreted with caution. First, some background. The poll surveyed 32,000 adults in 31 countries. The poll was conducted during the three month period …
More on the Heinonen Presentation
by | 2008-03-11 | 2 Comments
A week or so ago, the Washington Post printed a story by Joby Warrick and Colum Lynch about Olli Heinonen’s briefing to the IAEA Board of Governors on weaponization work in Iran. Warrick and Lynch, apparently, had the notes of diplomat who attended. I asked “what else is in those notes?” Apparently, quite a lot …
FOGBANK
by | 2008-03-07 | 15 Comments
Rob Edwards in New Scientist writes about a material called FOGBANK, which is used in US nuclear weapons such as the W76. (Ian Sample in the Guardian also picked it up.) Edwards’s article contains some speculation on the use of FOGBANK, which is something I’ve been looking into since Frank Munger started asking uncomfortable questions …
Arms control literature: A one stop shop
by | 2008-03-05 | 2 Comments
As part of the Wonk’s public service role, let me bring to your attention an outstanding resource letter, “Physics and Society: Nuclear Arms Control”, that was published by Alex Glaser and Zia Mian in the January edition of the American Journal of Physics (vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 5—14 to be precise). It’s a great …
