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” …
Off to Beijing (and Mianyang)!
by | 2007-09-11 | 2 Comments
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 …
The Great Algerian Nuclear Weapons Scare
by | 2007-09-10 | No Comments
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, …
