By the way, this whole Kitty Hawk visit fiasco just breaks my heart. Holding aside the bureaucratic bungling that led China to approve, then cancel, and then — too late — finally permit the Kitty Hawk to visit Hong Kong and the importance to international security of good relations between the United States and China, …
Preserving Reactor B at Hanford
by | 2007-11-22 | 1 Comment
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 …
