Greetings from Dubai. Were I ever involved in a clandestine proliferation network I’d have meetings here too. The Carnegie Endowment has a nice summary of Gregory and my talk — which is pretty amazing since I ramble and neither of us saw it or provided a draft of the paper: Lewis then turned to the …
Iran NIE Forthcoming
by | 2007-11-14 | 19 Comments
Apparently, the much anticipated NIE on Iran’s nuclear programs is coming out any day now. Walter Pincus went over to lunch at the Wilson Center, where McConnell dropped that the NIE will be done by the end of the month: Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said yesterday that a long-awaited intelligence estimate covering Iran’s …
On Terrorism, Nuclear and Not
by | 2007-11-13 | 2 Comments
Sorry for the light posting — I almost finished a post on whether or not Pakistani nuclear weapons have permissive actions links, but just plain ran out of time. Anyway, I need to strap on my tie, head over to Carnegie and give my talk on the Chinese ASAT test with Gregory Kulacki. Tomorrow I …
Suitcase Nukes
by | 2007-11-11 | 18 Comments
A while back, a reader asked me whether or not “suitcase nukes” actually existed. I expressed my skepticism, but deferred to a more knowledgeble colleague. Now, AP’s Katherine Shrader has a very nice, readable deconstruction of the rise and fall of the suitcase-nukes-scare: “The suitcase nuke is an exciting topic that really lends itself to …
