Arms Control Wonk

In two recent posts—Iran’s ‘Big Gains’ at Natanz and More on Iran’s ‘Big [Hairy] Gains’ At Natanz—I have taken issue with a story by David Sanger in the New York Times that “all the centrifuges [at Natanz] appeared to be enriching uranium and running smoothly…” One aspect of my objection was the Sanger took a …

More cautious assessments on Iran’s progress, from the Los Angeles Times’ Bob Drogin and the Associated Press’ William Kole. Both carry balanced, sensible comments by David Albright: “Iran’s been making slow but steady progress,” [Albright] told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “We think Iran has been moving faster than (the U.S. government) has …

Sometimes, I think the New York Times David Sanger is just Judy Miller without the creepy love notes from Scooter Libby. Then I think, I’ve never read David Sanger’s mail. Sanger cites diplomats and nuclear experts who claim that Sunday’s “short notice” IAEA inspection at Natanz—the one that AFP reported was blocked, but the IAEA …