As many of you know, I am a sucker for nuclear tourism. This summer, while at Los Alamos, I got a chance to see the“High Bay” building (above) — where the “Fat Man” implosion device was assembled. Los Alamos National Laboratory was able to restore the building with funds from the Department of Energy, National …
Stories from the Cold War
by | 2007-11-21 | 5 Comments
I am starting a category of arms control wonk public service announcements. Today’s comes from Joel Wit, who is looking for stories from the Cold War: I am starting an archive of reminiscences about the U.S.-Soviet nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. The archive will focus on the ordinary people who were part of that …
Yes, Virginia, ASATs Are Threatening
by | 2007-11-19 | 15 Comments
Apparently Space News — I haven’t seen a copy yet — has a write up of Gregory and my talk, with a very misleading headline: Upcoming story in Space News: Nov. 19, 2007 issue SCHOLARS: NO PROOF CHINESE A-SAT TEST A THREAT TO U.S. By TURNER BRINTON, WASHINGTON In the latest volley in the ongoing …
No PALs For Paks
by | 2007-11-18 | 19 Comments
Sanger and Broad definitively answer the question of whether the US shared Permissive Action Link technology with the Pakistanis (no): The American program was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when the Bush administration debated whether to share with Pakistan one of the crown jewels of American nuclear protection technology, known as “permissive action …
