Ian Cobain has a pair of stories in The Guardian summarizing a “report from a leading EU intelligence service” used “to warn off EU companies from doing business” with front companies for foreign WMD programs: The 55-page intelligence assessment, dated July 1 2005, draws upon material gathered by British, French, German and Belgian agencies, and …
Mianyang
by | 2006-01-03 | 2 Comments
The city of Mianyang, in Sichuan Province, is China’s third most suitable city for living, according to a series of interviews conducted by Beijing-based Horizon Group. The main facilities for the China Academy of Engineering Physics are located in Mianyang. Happy nuclear scientists make happy nuclear bombs.
Happy New Year
by | 2006-01-01 | No Comments
Each New Year, the Pope issues a Message for the World Day of Peace. This year, Pope Benedict’s Message for the World Day of Peace contains three paragraphs dedicated to the cause of disarmament, including this paragraph on the moral question of nuclear weapons. 13. All this must not, however, lead to a naive optimism. …
Four Star Blogger
by | 2005-12-31 | 1 Comment
During his talk at the IFPA-Fletcher New Triad Conference, General James “Hoss” Cartwright mentioned his blog. How did I miss this? Back in March, “Timmer” at The Daily Brief noted that General Cartwright had been “talking up his Command and Control Blog (you couldn’t get to it even if I did link to it)” and …
