I have some more information on the “follow-on white paper” to Maintaining Deterrence in the 21st Century, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the RRW—the cabinet level statement on nuclear policy signed by Bodman, Gates and Rice. The “Follow-On White Paper”, which will include classified appendices, is already in draft form. I …
Greetings from Los Alamos
by | 2007-07-26 | 6 Comments
Update: Oh yeah, if any readers in the Los Alamos area would like to grab a cocktail on Friday evening, e-mail me! Speaking of fancy conferences, I am attending one of the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues conferences. Harold Agnew was our keynote speaker. He told us the shoot the bomb story about his inspection …
Think and Drink Next Thursday
by | 2007-07-26 | 2 Comments
T&D Happy Hour is happening on Thursday August 2. The usual: Big Hunt, upstairs, 6pm and on. We will be discussing pressing issues of national security, such as my personal favorite topics: world leaders on personal transport devices, Russian poisonings, and animal spies of any kind. Oh, and drinking beer. Naturally. Don’t miss it. Jeffrey …
Burns Punks Out On the 123 Agreement
by | 2007-07-25 | 26 Comments
Maybe this “talking to other countries” thing isn’t such a good idea after all. After four days of talks with India over the 123 Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, the White House intervenes. The result? Bottomsecretary Nick Burns gives the Indians advance right to reprocess spent fuel: The agreement — also known as the ‘123 agreement’ — …
