Avatar photoWhich Is Satire?

A. Liechtenstein Successfully Tests Teeny Tiny Nuclear Bomb, or B. Sandia’s Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory receives green building certification.

Avatar photoType 094 or Jin-Class SSBN Spotted

Hans Kristensen is getting a solid, well-deserved round of credit for spotting China’s new ballistic missile subarmine—the Jin class or Type 094 SSBN—sitting along side a dock in Google Earth. (Here is a .kmz file) It looks like a positive id, based not just on the size (130 m in length), but also this picture …

Avatar photoOllie Heineken

Persbo spots a very funny typo.

Avatar photoNIE on Terrorism

Well, the NIE on terrorism is out. The NIE confirms, in very broad language, that Al Qaeda would like to make the biggest boom: We assess that al-Qa’ida will continue to try to acquire and employ chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material in attacks and would not hesitate to use them if it develops what …