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Avatar photoMiss Atom Vote!

It is time. The voting has started. (Read about the Miss Atom contest – and our plan – in my prior post.) We will be taking nominations for our ACW pick for the next few days. Comment away. In an authoritarian manner, Jeffrey and I will select the official ACW favorite. Then everyone will vote. …

Avatar photoIran's Scud Stunt

Noah Shachtman has a sweet new blog over at Wired called, Danger Room. Haninah Levine, science fellow at the Center for Defense Information, weighs in on Iran’s so-called “space launch.” With a little help from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ David Wright, Haninah concludes Yawn, It’s a SCUD: Roughly speaking, if you’re launching something straight …

Avatar photoNot So Peaceful Skies: More INF Concerns

On February 23, Russia celebrated Fatherland Defender Day. I heard many toasts ending with “za mirnoe nebo” or to the peaceful skies. Seems like a great opportunity to again call attention to Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) issues, which I blogged about last week. Clearly, I think there is more to say. Since last week, …