Avatar photoInteresting Things I Heard Today

I heard two new ideas today that I found interesting, not least because they were, well, new. Anyway, in both cases, the speakers suggested adopting successful ideas from other areas — one on efforts to combat climate the change; the other to keep Antarctica for science. (1) An Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change for nuclear …

Avatar photoGreetings from Oslo

The Director-General of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that he wants to make sure that “what happens in Oslo, does not stay in Oslo.” He meant the efforts toward disarmament, but good to know none the less when kicking back in the bar here at The Grand Hotel. On the other hand, Corey …

Avatar photoOff to Oslo!

James Acton and I will both be in Oslo this week for a conference, Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, hosted by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Even if you can’t join us, you can watch on-line. The Norwegians are knee-deep in this stuff because they are …

Avatar photoIAEA Hints At Pre-2003 Bomb Program

Sorry, I’ve been so quiet lately. Strange combination of being really busy and, when I blog, not being able to finish a post. But ISIS has acquired GOV/2008/4. Although David and Jackie have an excellent write-up and Andy discussed it some, I want to pull out what I think is the most important feature — …