Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann claim that all the passages blocked by the CIA under White House pressure can found in other published articles, mostly quoting senior US officials less critical of the Bush Administration. I can’t prove it, but a plausible op-ed can be constructed from the crib sheet they provide in the New …
Leverett Op-Ed
by | 2006-12-22 | 8 Comments
The New York Times has printed the redacted version of Flynt Leverret and Hillary Mann’s op-ed on US policy toward Iran, as well as a second op-ed by Leverett and Mann that contains citations for public domain discussions of all the material to which the White House objected. I’ve placed the full text of all …
W56 Safety Problem?
by | 2006-12-19 | 4 Comments
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 …
