Ok, I am annoyed. I am writing a paper about the Conventional Trident Modification (CTM) program—an effort to replace the nuclear warheads on two Trident D5 missiles on each of the nation’s 12 SSBNs with a conventional payload. I think this is a mildly pointless idea. I admire General Cartwright’s determination to equip his command …
Iran's Centrifuge Operations
by | 2007-04-06 | 19 Comments
Brian Ross at ABC News reports that “Iran has more than tripled its ability to produce enriched uranium in the last three months, adding some 1,000 centrifuges …” and adds that “Iran could have enough material for a nuclear bomb by 2009.” Hang on there. The US intelligence community, on the other hand, is sticking …
TotalWonkerr v. Golfarb
by | 2007-04-06 | No Comments
Paul continues his quixotic battle to introduce Michael Goldfarb at The Weekly Standard to methodological rigor. Shorter Paul: Absence of evidence is absence of evidence.
New GAO Report on MPC&A
by | 2007-04-04 | 1 Comment
GAO has released a new report on MPC&A (Materials Protection Control and Accounting). It is positive for the most part, praising DOE and DOD cooperation on work at nuclear warhead sites in Russia, which has improved since GAO’s 2003 assessment. It is a very clearly written report, compared to others I’ve read on the Russia …
