Paul Stares argues that multilateral security assurances might induce Pyongyang to agree to the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear program: The diplomatic vehicle for such security assurances would be a United Nations-sponsored initiative to formally end the Korean War and dismantle the present armistice arrangements. As part of a peace treaty, the principal signatories — …
What You Learn From Implosion Testing
by | 2007-01-30 | 2 Comments
That was one issue raised when I was discussing the latest supervillain alliance with various folks. A partial answer can be found here.
Super Villain Team Up
by | 2007-01-28 | 8 Comments
Is anything cooler than super-villains teaming up, like when Doctor Doom and Sub-Mariner settled into an uneasy alliance? No, obviously not. So, neither is it surprising that super-hack Con Coughlin alleges North Korea is helping Iran prepare for a nuclear test: … North Korea had invited a team of Iranian nuclear scientists to study the …
An Assload of Debris
by | 2007-01-28 | 1 Comment
The fantastic photo is by Victor Minghir. FY-1 Charlie is now more than five hundred pieces of tracked debris (International Launch Designators 1999-025E – 1999-025WS). As a result, Leo Barhorst notes on the SeeSat Listserv, the Space Track catalogue has reached 30,000 objects five months sooner than he anticipated. As NORAD continues to add debris …
