Hans Kristensen has a great catch — a STRATCOM document redacted the names of certain countries now subject to strike planning, but left pictures of their weapons and facilities: The 26-page declassified document, an excerpt from a 123-page STRATCOM briefing on the production of the 2003 strategic nuclear war plan known as OPLAN 8044 Revision …
Blair on Hair Trigger Alert
by | 2007-11-07 | 6 Comments
Bruce Blair disagrees with Ambassador Rocca about “hair trigger” alert: As they have been configured for several decades, their command and early warning systems are geared to launch on warning – firing friendly forces en masse before the anticipated arrival of incoming enemy missiles with flight times of 12 to 30 minutes. The presidents of …
Get Il and Disabled, All At Once
by | 2007-11-07 | 3 Comments
I am doing Bloggingheads with Jackie Shire this morning — I’ll let you know when it is posted. I am wearing my Get Il T-shirt for the occasion. We are going to talk about a lot of things, including the disablement of North Korea’s reactor. I can’t find anyone to tell me what the steps …
Why'd They Do It?
by | 2007-11-06 | 10 Comments
Gregory Kulacki and I are giving a talk about the Chinese ASAT test at the Carnegie Endowment. Short version: There is no message for us. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace invites you to attend A Different View of China’s ASAT Test Featuring Gregory Kulacki Senior Analyst and China Project Manager in the Global Security …
