A couple of days ago, I blogged about China’s export controls, specifically relating to missiles. One issue was the difficulty of enforcing controls on commercial items such as aluminum powder used to paint heating equipment, powder that can also be used in missile fuel. I hoped Scott Gearity would comment. Boy, did he ever.
One more thing on India & the Khan Network
by | 2005-09-08 | No Comments
David Albright mentions that “a very important member of the Khan network in South Africa sold to India’s gas centrifuge program” at 11:46 in his interview with Terry Gross on NPR. See my previous post on India’s Nonproliferation Record.
Iran Nuclear Abilities Limited
by | 2005-09-08 | 1 Comment
Writing in Arms Control Today, Paul fills in the backstory about the recent NIE suggesting Iran is many years away from a nuclear weapon. Skepticism about Iran’s nuclear capabilities dates at least to an early 2004 briefing for Congressional staffers that cited technical problems with Iran’s Uranium Conversion Facility and pilot centrifuge plant: For example, …
India's Nonproliferation Record
by | 2005-09-07 | 5 Comments
And the fact is that India has a record of nonproliferation, which is exceptional … Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Briefing on the Signing of the Global Partnership Agreement Between the United States and India, July 19, 2005. That was not the impression David Albright gave to attendees during the Institute …
