So, my initial speculation about the cause of failure for North Korea’s nuclear test—remember that I thought the NORKS tried to reduce the size of the warhead with fancy implosion techniques—seems to have gained some credibility. (See So, Like, Why Didn’t It Work?, October 10, 2006) Andrew Koch called my hypothesis “the most popular working …
On sale now: Israeli bomb shelters
by | 2006-11-03 | 5 Comments
There are all kinds of elaborate rumors that during the Cold War, Russia built networks of shelters and tunnels underneath Moscow. Israel seems to still be working on its state of the art underground bunker and apparently theirs is not so secret. The Jerusalem Post notes that the underground shelter, for use by government officials …
More on NCRI and Iran
by | 2006-11-01 | 3 Comments
Adding to Jeffrey’s post… Annoyed for similar reasons, I pointed out a while back that the NCRI on its own doesn’t appear to have produced a whole lot of actionable intelligence on Iran. To an extent, though, I guess one can excuse people for thinking differently. After all, The Decider himself said in March 2004 …
Why has North Korea decided to negotiate?
by | 2006-11-01 | 9 Comments
North Korea has announced that it will return to negotiations. The six party talks could resume sometime in the next two months. Up to now, North Korea’s line has been that it will return to the talks if the US drops sanctions, particularly on financial institutions, and holds direct talks in Pyongyang. This announcement shows …
