It kills me that The Onion has a better grasp on nuclear dipomacy with North Korea than just about anyone else. Report: North Korea Just Enjoys Nuclear Talks November 16, 2005 | Issue 41•46 WASHINGTON, DC—The Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists published a report Tuesday revealing what the international community has long suspected: The government …
North Korea: Cappucino Diplomacy
by | 2005-11-16 | 3 Comments
The fifth round of the Six Party Talks (9-11 November 2005) ended a few days ago, with little or no progress. Talks foundered over myriad issues, complicated by distractions such as the President’s description of Kim Jong-Il as a “tyrant” and the revelation that the Fed might as well outsource some of its printing needs …
NNSA Denies Axeing RNEP
by | 2005-11-15 | 3 Comments
Congress zeroed out the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) in the Energy Budget, reportedly at the request of NNSA. But the truth is a little more complicated. Hans K scored a sweet RNEP slide. Check out his history of the B61-11. Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) recently announced that the Senate and House conferees negotiating …
Iran Dope Concerns RV Not Warhead
by | 2005-11-14 | 4 Comments
I spent most of the weekend mulling over how best to respond to this collection of half-truths, pablum and recycled news penned by David Sanger and Bill Broad. In case you missed it, Sanger and Broad recycle old stories about a US briefing from July that alleged some purloined Iranian computer files suggest Tehran is …
