Avatar photoImages of US Policy Toward Iraq

Mr. SQ, resident ACW graphic analyst, sends along his comment on US strategy in Iraq. *** Steve Clemons has a posted a copy of the US National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. (more from the NYT and WP) The document tells you a lot more about the prospects for democratic elections in, say, Ohio than …

Avatar photoMichael and Vic

John Lennon said “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Life has gotten busy for me, so I am calling in two awesome guest bloggers, Michael Katz-Hyman of the Stimson Center and Victoria Samson of the Center for Defense Information, Texas Office. Michael and Vic will take good care of …

Avatar photoRRW Update

James Sterngold at the San Francisco Chronicle has a detailed update on the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: The first warhead to be upgraded will be the W76, which is deployed on the submarine-based Trident missiles. But whether that missile will still work as designed with a new warhead, without substantial modifications, is yet to be …

Avatar photoIt's Not About the Yellowcake

Jofi Joseph says something simple, sensible and overdue: The Bush administration’s most blatant misrepresentation of intelligence was its claim that Iraq’s attempts at purchasing thousands of high-strength aluminum tubes was part of an effort to build nuclear centrifuges to produce highly enriched uranium for weapons. In the fall of 2002, the aluminum tube claim was …