Avatar photoMore Chinese Boomer Mania

A loyal reader sends along this happy snap of two Chinese boomers sitting side by side on the dock. (See previous posts here and here.) By the way, my copy of China’s Future Nuclear Submarine Force, edited by Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, William S. Murray and Andrew R. Wilson, finally arrived in the …

Avatar photoAlbright on Disablement

_The paper is now available at the USIP wesbite._ Most readers inside the Beltway already know that David Albright and Paul Brannan have written a report for USIP entitled Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities. USIP still hasn’t put it on the website — which is weird, because everyone I know already has a copy. Still, since …

Avatar photoScheduled Maintenance

The Wonk Engine is getting some scheduled maintenance this weekend. Additionally, user comments will be disabled for 24 hours or so while we make a transition to a new server (we’re moving from FreeBSD to OpenSolaris for the curious geek among you). All other services should be uninterrupted. Wish me luck. * Update — that …

Avatar photoMichael Allen Tapped for NSC Gig

Al Kamen reports that yet another of Dafna Linzer’s “Brady Bunch” NSC staffers has inherited a good gig as the rats scramble off the sinking ship of state that is the Bush Administration: Arms Control — What, Me Worry? Michael Allen, formerly the senior director for legislative affairs on the National Security Council, has moved …