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 …
IAEA & Iran: Meetings, Inspections, Oh My!
by | 2007-08-02 | 4 Comments
IAEA inspectors are back in Iran. A lot has happened since my last update (Olli, Ali, Oxen-Free: IAEA-Iran Action Plan). Making sense of the press reports is tough, though, without some context. Here is what I can piece together on the who, what, why, when and how of IAEA visits to Iran.. After IAEA DDG …
