Ah, the simple joys of cross-cultural communication. I was one of many observers struck by Condoleeza Rice’s awkward use of the term “disablement” to refer to an early phase in a process to “denuclearize” North Korea. Now, China Matters rails against difficult to translate words like “disablement” in place of straightforward terms such as cease, …
Resolution 1172 and the Nobitorium
by | 2007-02-17 | 1 Comment
Details here, but you should all appreciate this paragraph from Hassan Rowhani: As for the question of what we can do now that they all disagree with our having the fuel cycle, I submit to you that we require an opportunity, time to be able to act on our capability in this area. That is, …
When Did Pakistan Stop Theiving?
by | 2007-02-16 | 2 Comments
Yesterday, I blogged about a Mark Hibbs story in Nuclear Fuel about Pakistan’s P4 centrifuge. The P4, Hibbs wrote, was either called SLM or “was based on another centrifuge having that name …” Hibbs seemed a little confused because a URENCO official told him that URENCO’s files didn’t show any centrifuge named “SLM.” Well, that …
Putin Appoints New Defense Minister
by | 2007-02-15 | No Comments
Putin has appointed Anatoly Serdyukov, formerly head of the Federal Tax Service, as Russia’s new Defense Minister. Sergei Ivanov will now assume the post of first deputy prime minister. The same post is also occupied by another very important figure in Russian politics, Dmitry Medvedev. Ivanov and Medvedev are thought to be the top contenders …
