This is second part in a three part series on Iran’s nuclear capabilities that I am writing at the urging of Noah Shachtman from DefenseTech. (Read Part 1). Once upon a time, Persian scientists spent their considerable talents making the world a better place, inventing useful things like batteries and studying the heavens (left). Lately …
China Nuclear Weapons Museum
by | 2006-01-21 | No Comments
Note: My Iran posts, the second of which will appear later today, are being crossposted at Wampum, home of the Koufax Awards. Next week, Paul and I will be blogging at TPM Cafe. Feel free to submit questions. The Chinese government is opening a nuclear technology museum in Mianyang, home of the China Academy of …
Cheney: No Close Relationship Between Iran and al-Qaeda
by | 2006-01-20 | No Comments
Really. From a radio interview today: Do you believe there are ties between the Iranian regime and al Qaeda, Mr. Vice President? THE VICE PRESIDENT: I wouldn’t put it in those terms. I think you’ve got to remember that the al Qaeda organization is primarily made up of radical Sunni Islamists, of course, and the …
Iran & the Bomb 1: How Close Is Iran?
by | 2006-01-19 | 30 Comments
This is first part in a three part series on Iran’s nuclear capabilities that I am writing at the urging of Noah Shachtman from DefenseTech. When some moron like Charles Krauthammer claims Iran is now just “months” away from a bomb, you can pretty much ignore him: He has no idea what he is talking …
