Click here for a GoogleEarth placemark. Tom Cochran, Matt McKinzie, Stan Norris, Laura Harrison and Hans Kristensen have a cool article, China’s Nuclear Forces: The World’s First Look at China’s Underground Facilities for Nuclear Warheads, in Imaging Notes. The images, particularly the SSBN sitting at the dock near a massive underground facility (taken by Digital …
Feel the Rush
by | 2006-02-15 | 4 Comments
And who says the National Laboratories are having trouble maintaining their relevance in the post-Cold War environment? Sandia National Laboratories news release February 15, 2006 Sandia researchers develop low-density, environmentally friendly foam that may also be the answer to surf industry crisis Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a low-density, energy-absorbing foam that could …
Iranian Test Shaft Redux
by | 2006-02-14 | 4 Comments
I finally dug up the DTRA brochure, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Indicators (March 2004), describing the signatures that distinguish a nuclear test site from a conventional mining operation: Some features common to legitimate mining and excavation activities can suggest nuclear explosive testing. Sites conducting nuclear testing usually require facilities and equipment not normally associated with …
Vikings
by | 2006-02-14 | 11 Comments
My alma mater, Augustana College, home of the Vikings, hosts an annual college debate tournament. This year’s trophy for first place in the open division? [A Viking] battle axe—complete with blade guard and liability waiver. [snip] It stands 3 1/2 feet tall, with the main blade measuring slightly less than a foot. And it is …
