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The Monopoly House on Euphrates Ave. is about 15 meters tall, or at least that is what one reader working from the angle of the sun calculates. Check out that and other good stuff in the comments.

Avatar photoIts All About (Water) Chemistry

I’ve noticed some confusion among folks about the disablement process in North Korea — let’s make this very, very clear. All of the disablement steps are believed completed save for the unloading of fuel, which was delayed by the need to ready the cooling pond to receive the spent fuel and is on schedule to …

Avatar photoOne-Stop Shopping for Complete OTA Library

I came across this really cool resource today and thought I’d share it with my fellow wonks. It’s the complete library of reports prepared by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, with links to the full text of each report. Many of the OTA reports are classics in the field of nonproliferation, such as the …

Avatar photoWhat is arms control for?

I’m tickled pink that my brief comment about the purpose of arms control in a recent post has already provoked debate. I think some of you are expecting me to argue to that, now the Cold War has ended, arms control serves no useful purpose. Well, that’s not what I’m going to say. I think …