Frank Munger in the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel (via John Fleck) reports on some interesting issues arising from stockpile life extension programs for the B61 and W87 warheads: Former [Oak Ridge Y-12 plant] general manager Dennis Ruddy, in an interview earlier this fall, said it actually takes longer to refurbish old warheads than it did to …
Great Balls of … Uranium
by | 2005-11-20 | 2 Comments
… and a pinch of Kosher salt. Arms Control Wonk.com has the full text of the latest “Report by the IAEA Director General on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran (GOV/2005/87). Press coverage focuses on the revelation that the AQ Khan network provided Iran with a number of …
ISIS Against The Gray Lady
by | 2005-11-18 | 9 Comments
The New York Times refuses to correct an egregious error by David Sanger and Bill Broad. Arms Control Wonk has the correspondence. David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and Interational Security (ISIS) (right), recently criticized a New York Times story by Bill Broad and David Sanger, on the grounds that it contains a …
Iran To Convert 150 Drums of Yellowcake
by | 2005-11-17 | 2 Comments
Francois Murphy at Reuters reports that Iran has notified the IAEA it will convert 150 drums of yellowcake (below, right) into uranium hexafluoride (UF6): Iran has begun processing a new batch of uranium despite Western pressure on it to halt sensitive atomic work, possibly harming attempts to defuse a standoff over its nuclear aims, a …
