. Okay, so although the original press release that NNSA sent out announcing the JASON report was not so hot, the cover letter that NNSA Administrator Tom D’Agostino sent to Congress the same day was much more forthright: The JASON group found that the RRW design is pursued with the principles of scientific connections and …
Jason & RRW: The Plot Thickens
by | 2007-10-02 | 1 Comment
John Fleck sends along the original NNSA press release summarizing the Jason study suggesting that the RRW certification plan is inadequate. NNSA — before the unclassified summary leaked — was significantly more upbeat in its press release than after: *NNSA NEWS* National Nuclear Security Administration U.S. Department of Energy For Immediate Release September 28, 2007 …
JASON Questions RRW
by | 2007-10-01 | 5 Comments
Here is the Unclassified Executive Summary of the Jason Report on RRW. As Walter Pincus reported over the weekend (Nuclear Warhead Design Hits Snag) the report basically argues that certification of the design will require more than the current certification plan: The certification plan presented needs further development. … Certification for WR1 will require new …
Nuts and Bolts of DPRK Denuclearization
by | 2007-10-01 | 7 Comments
Chris Hill tells reporters that we are down to the nuts and bolts of a denuclearization agreement. But we are really into the nuts and bolts now of implementing denuclearization, and there are a lot of details that we are talking about — trips by people and various things that we are doing on the …
