A few weeks ago I blogged about Russia’s “Father of All Bombs,” a fuel-air bomb they claimed to be the world’s largest non-nuclear weapon. Did the Russians really drop the bomb off a Tu-160 bomber or was the drop a hoax? David Axe at Wired has some interesting speculations.
So Long, St. Pete
by | 2007-10-03 | 2 Comments
Now this is a long-term blow to the RRW and Complex 2030.
NNSA Cover Letter to Congress
by | 2007-10-03 | 1 Comment
. 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 …
