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 …
Where is Inshas?
by | 2008-03-12 | 5 Comments
I’m currently doing some reading on nuclear power in the Middle East. As is my (and many Wonk readers) wont I like trying to find the places I read about on Google Earth. Finding Inshas, Egypt’s nuclear research centre, has been something of a challenge. Indeed, FAS has had similar problems: The precise location of …
BBC Poll on Iran Nukes
by | 2008-03-11 | 9 Comments
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 …
