A friend recently asked me about putting together a nonproliferation reading list. I was about to start one of those massive, far too much information emails. Then I had a much better idea. I told him to go get Bomb Scare. Joe Cirincione’s new book, Bomb Scare: The History & Future of Nuclear Weapons is …
Policy Changes, Podvig on Russia & Bushehr
by | 2007-03-28 | 22 Comments
Pavel Podvig has a good column over at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The article, “Behind Russia and Iran’s Nuclear Reactor Dispute” addresses changes in Russia’s position towards Iran, which I blogged about last week, and argues that Russia should in fact complete Bushehr construction and ship fuel. Last week, Russia reportedly threatened to …
NIE on Iran's WMD Programs
by | 2007-03-27 | 8 Comments
I reviewed Shahram Chubin’s Iran’s Nuclear Intentions for the journal Middle East Policy. In that review, I discussed the provenance of the 2005 NIE on Iran’s WMD programs. Chubin asserts that members of the US intelligence community produced a “tainted” National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program that underestimated how close Iran was to building …
Movement at the CD?
by | 2007-03-26 | No Comments
José Maria Sert’s 1934 mural depicting the progress of humankind toward peace. Wow, the Conference on Disarmament may be moving toward a program of work. The good folks at Reaching Critical Will report that the CD could take a decision as early as Tuesday to begin negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty: On behalf …
