A former Department of State told Paul Kerr that “North Korea has probably imported enough components for 3,000-5,000 centrifuges and may have acquired enough for 6,000-7,000.” Whether those components have been assembeled into centrifuges or whether North Korea can make UF6 feedstock is another question. Malaysian components produced for Libya’s nuclear weapons program. After talking …
State Department ISN Bureau
by | 2005-10-03 | 1 Comment
Dave Ruppe in Global Security Newswire reports “the U.S. State Department this month quietly began implementing a major reorganization plan to eliminate its arms control and nonproliferation bureaus, despite a U.S. Senate hold on the plan…” Congressional Staff seem bewildered that this notice appeared in the Federal Register issued by the “Bureau of International Security …
Senate: Restore NFIRE KV
by | 2005-09-30 | 1 Comment
David Ruppe at Global Security Newswire got ahold of the Senate Approprations report. The NFIRE Kill Vehicle is ba-aaaaack: The Ballistic Missile Defense System [BMDS] Interceptor program element consists of the NFIRE program and the KEI program. Because these programs have no related program elements, the Committee recommends the realignment of the NFIRE program to …
