You may know that Matt Martin – a program officer at the Stanley Foundation, an occasional guest blogger here at Arms Control Wonk.com, and my friend – lost his father, Louis Martin last week under terrible circumstances. The family asks that those who wish to honor Dr. Martin, make a donation to the Metanexus Institute, …
Security Violation at LANL, Yawn
by | 2007-08-07 | 2 Comments
Yesterday, the Project on Government Oversight “confirm[ed] another breach involving unauthorized release of classified data via email that occurred last week. The Lab has officially designated the incident an Impact Measurement Index-1 (IMI-1), the highest threat level …” The Albuquerque Journal’s John Fleck explains the incident as yawner, basically a common mistake: [Los Alamos National …
Six DF-31s?
by | 2007-08-06 | 7 Comments
The Economist (sorry, no bylines) states that China “is deploying six road-mobile, solid-fueled (which means quick to launch) intercontinental DF-31s …” The Economist does not provide a citation, but six is an interesting number. (I don’t think it is from IISS, which has recently said eight—although perhaps the most recent edition has revised the estimate.) …
Sneaky Terrorists and Smoky Bombs
by | 2007-08-02 | 8 Comments
Given my prior obsession with the Litvinenko polonium-210 poisoning case, this op-ed in IHT, “How to Stop Radiation Terrorism” caught my attention. The authors, Peter D. Zimmerman, James M. Acton and M. Brooke Rogers, outline some of the dangerous radiological substances and how they could be used by terrorists. (The op-ed is a preview to …
