The National Security Archive has published an essay, as well as declassified documents, describing the 1991 crisis that ensued after the discovery that Algeria was constructing an unsafeguarded nuclear reactor: The Algerian situation is an example of the complexities and difficulties of nuclear weapons intelligence. Questions about the capabilities and intentions of potential members of …
Disablement, Revisited
by | 2007-09-10 | 8 Comments
Looks like we are starting to get a sense of what “disablement” of the Yongbyon reactor might mean. Chris Hill explains that a US team will visit Yongbyon to conduct a site survey, and hints at some of the disablement measures: AMBASSADOR HILL: Well, I think this invitation grew out of the visit, the meeting, …
Org Theory and the Barksdale Bombs
by | 2007-09-07 | 15 Comments
I do not find compelling the speculation, suggested by Larry Johnson and others, that the nuclear-armed Advanced Cruise Missiles that mistakenly ended up at Barksdale Air Force Base were being staged for an attack on Iran. Pilots, crews and all those associated with handling nuclear weapons do make mistakes, as a casual reading of Scott …
Enjoy A Safe Labor Day Weekend!
by | 2007-09-06 | 1 Comment
That is the headline, no kidding, on an August 30 press release on the Minot Air Force Base website: 8/30/2007 – MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Warbirds, It’s hard to believe that Labor Day weekend is already here! Though cooler temperatures are right around the corner, the weather forecasters tell me that we should …
