The Department of Energy has released a video of a subcritical nuclear test. A subcritical test results in no yield and would be permissable, even under a comprehensive test ban. Subcritical tests are used to determine the physical properties of fissile materials. Of course, subcritical tests can raise suspicion, as Wolfgang Panofsky has noted, that …
Koufax Nominations
by | 2006-03-05 | 2 Comments
Dear Readers: Apologies for being so darned busy, what with the move to Cambridge and all. I wanted to let you know that Arms Control Wonk.com has been nominated for a handful of Koufax Awards including Best Blog (non-professional), Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, Best Single Issue Blog and Best Expert Blog—as well as garnering …
The Pentagon Wants You…
by | 2006-03-02 | 5 Comments
…to link to its websites. I thought I’d start off my guest hosting of the Wonk’s blog by a little navel-gazing. Join with me, won’t you? U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)’s public affairs office has been working since last summer to get information out through the blogosphere, reports InsideDefense.com (“U.S. Military Targets Blogs To Shape Opinions …
Sixty Freaking Five Percent?
by | 2006-02-27 | 35 Comments
India’s Prime Minister has released a statement on India’s plan to separate civil and military nuclear facilities. The “civilian list” will contain less than 2/3 of India’s nuclear power reactors, by MWe: Therefore our proposed Separation Plan entails identifying in phases, a number of our thermal nuclear reactors as civilian facilities to be placed under …
