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 …
Dual Launched Regimes
by | 2007-07-17 | 13 Comments
What is the President talking about? Seriously, I am not even making fun. I have no idea: And, finally, we talked about how we can enhance mutual security issues. And there’s no better symbol of our desire to work for peace and security than working on a missile defense system—a missile defense system that would …
Inspectors or Rock Stars?
by | 2007-07-16 | 3 Comments
IAEA inspectors have confirmed that the NORKs have shut down 15-20 MWt reactor at Yongbyon. That’s a welcome bit of news, as they go about verifying the freeze that North Korea will place on five of its nuclear facilities (the three reactors, plus the fuel fabrication and reprocessing facilities). But what really struck me is …
Putin Suspends CFE
by | 2007-07-14 | 4 Comments
The Kremlin has issued a decree suspending Russia’s participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty (CFE). The link is to the Russian, and the English should be up shortly at www.kremlin.ru. From Reuters: The decree suspended Russia’s role in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) pact, adopted in 1990 to limit the number of …
