Avatar photoDid Israel Strike a Syrian Nuclear Facility?

No. Okay, I don’t even know where to start on this bullshit “Israeli airstrike on the clandestine Syrian nuclear program.” I don’t know what the Israelis hit, but I don’t see any reason to believe it was a nuclear weapons facility. Over the next few days, while enjoying the beauty of Sichuan, I will try …

Avatar photoGreetings from Mianyang

Thats me — along with Gregory Kulacki, Lisbeth Gronlund and Stephen Young from the Union of Concerned Scientists — standing under a statue of Deng Jiaxian, who designed China’s first nuclear weapon. Oh, and apologies for not blogging this Syrian nuclear weapons story. yet. Does it make more sense from the USA than it does …

Avatar photoWho's Your Daddy?

Earlier this week, AP reported that Russia tested a conventional bomb, which Russian television described as the “world’s most powerful non-nuclear air-delivered bomb.” The TV station highlighted the importance of this weapon. In other words, our bomb is bigger than your bomb. Channel One television said the new weapon, nicknamed the “dad of all bombs” …

Avatar photoOff to Beijing (and Mianyang)!

Hey folks. Posting may be a little light over the next couple of days. Jane is still settling in at Hahvahd, and me … well … I am heading off to Beijing and Mianyang for two weeks. (The picture is from my last trip. The tiny speck of blue in the back is my friend …