Treaties can help establish rules for state behavior which, in turn, can foster some degree of transparency and predictability in international relations. But when people just start making stuff up on the fly, it’s more difficult to predict and understand other states’ intentions. Exhibit A: US-India nuclear deal. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, 14 March: …
National Security Archive Rocks Your Lame Ass
by | 2006-05-10 | No Comments
The National Security Archive has released several more items of note during the past few weeks: 1 A collection of documents regarding the Nixon administration’s attempts to grapple with the Israeli nuclear weapons program. 2 A series of documents describing the controversy surrounding various interpretations of the Vela incident. 3 This series of documents detailing …
The Notorious 7.2.1.
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And the frickin’ 721 report for 1 January-31 December 2004 is online. Woo hoo! Thanks Secrecy News! *** I knew the verdict on China’s activities would be relatively positive after Gertz claimed that NIC officials were reworking the report to minimize China’s arms proliferation activities, but I was hardly expecting: China’s record is strongest with …
Irresponsible Rumor Mongering
by | 2006-05-10 | 2 Comments
Believe nothing you read here or, at least, don’t blame me for your being a busybody. Why was former Special Assistant to the DCI Charles Duelfer sitting at an al fresco table outside Potbelly’s yesterday at 6:20? asks one loyal reader. Might it be the 17th and Pennsylvania patio is just across the street from …
