POGO claims that that workers at Pantex disassembling a W56 (exactly like that warhead) nearly made a big oopsie: Now we have learned that in March 2005, there was a “near-miss” event while disassembling another W56 warhead. Apparently the production technicians were using a faulty tool, putting too much pressure on the warhead. On November …
DSB Task Force: Nuclear Weapons Rule!
by | 2006-12-19 | 7 Comments
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Capabilities—co-chaired by Johnny Foster and Larry Welch—has released a hilariously retro report on nuclear weapons. Concerned citizens should be aware, the authors warn, of “an entrenched set of views held by an influential segment of the U.S. population” … crazy views like … smaller, less alert forces …
Israel and Nuclear Opacity
by | 2006-12-16 | 19 Comments
Readers have probably already noted that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ventured beyond the carefully worded description of Israel’s nuclear status—Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear arms in the region— in effect confirming Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons. Olmert, after making the standard statments, objected to comparing Iran’s pursuit of nuclear …
Administrivia
by | 2006-12-16 | 4 Comments
Sorry about being such a scatterass lately. As usual, there is big stuff under way and the blog is getting the shaft. But I am sprawled out on the oriental rug with a pot of pu-erh tea, a little Wilco on the stereo (Being There) and a resolve to write for a couple of hours. …
