Indian authorities have stopped a North Korean ship headed to Iran. [cue suspense music…] Except, it was empty! [GASP] “MV Omrani-II” developed a snag and entered Indian waters on October 29 and was towed to the Mumbai Port where the crew was being questioned by Indian intelligence and customs officials. “The crew has not been …
NORKS Gave Beijing 20 Minutes Warning
by | 2006-11-08 | No Comments
A new IISS Strategic Comment—“North Korea’s Nuclear Test: Continuing Reverberations”—confirms statements by US and South Korean officials that the NORKs gave the Chinese all of twenty minutes notice before the nuclear test: Chinese sources confirm that North Korea informed Beijing 20 minutes in advance of the test, enabling China to notify other governments. But this …
Nuclear Power for Everyone!
by | 2006-11-08 | 13 Comments
Should I be uneasy that six countries have recently expressed a newfound interest in nuclear energy? The Middle East Economic Digest, which a number of the other news sources like The Times are referencing, quotes IAEA deputy-director general Tomihiro Taniguchi speaking about the energy interests of several Middle Eastern countries: Some Middle East states, including …
"There is no fighting in the War Room"
by | 2006-11-06 | 4 Comments
Studio 360 is featuring a radio show about the bomb, with guest Richard Rhodes, who is, as always, awesome. The show starts off with a short bio of J. Robert Oppenheimer, which is a bit too simple and sentimental, but has a few interesting points about how his life, and the myths that have grown …
