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 …
Who's Your Daddy?
by | 2007-09-13 | 10 Comments
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” …
