Did the Israeli’s hit a Scud shipment? That is what Chris Nelson suggested on 9/19: In fact, as our headline, above, notes, we have absolutely solid information that the Israeli bombing raid on Syria was aimed at…and took out…missiles and/or weapons parts. Period. All the stories being floated about Israeli intelligence sources hinting that it …
Extracting Uranium from Phosphates
by | 2007-09-20 | 8 Comments
So, the early reports on this Israeli airstrike in Syria emphasized the prospect that Syria was extracting uranium from phosphates: The expert, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid compromising his sources, said the target of the attack appears to have been a northern Syrian facility that was labeled an agricultural research center …
Did Israel Strike a Syrian Nuclear Facility?
by | 2007-09-17 | 28 Comments
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 …
Greetings from Mianyang
by | 2007-09-16 | 8 Comments
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 …
