Since verification and inspections will likely continue to be a topic of discussion for the foreseeable future, I thought UNMOVIC’s 21st quarterly report might be of interest. It contains an appendix describing some “lessons learned” from UNMOVIC and UNSCOM’s experiences in Iraq. There are no international verification schemes for either biological weapons or missiles, but …
CRS: Reliable Replacement Warhead on Fast Track
by | 2005-07-25 | 1 Comment
John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal summarizes (subscription only) Jonathan Medalia’s most recent edition of Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program, RL32929, Congressional Research Service, 20 July 2005 (download). Download the report from FAS The July 20 edition of Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program expands substantially on previous editions, by adding a …
Defending Obering
by | 2005-07-25 | No Comments
In response to my post, Trey Obering is a Fool, MDA Spokesman Rick Lehner has transcribed the General’s remarks from an audiotape. I agree with Obering’s remarks, as transcribed by MDA: We are not desiring to go against a Chinese threat, but we need to, in our development program, to address the Chinese capabilities, because …
Thinking about the Unthinkable . . . a Couple Meters Underground
by | 2005-07-24 | 3 Comments
Chemical and biological weapons released by the “bunker buster, as seen in our animation.” Shameless—but timely—piece of self-promotion here. The Union of Concerned Scientists, where I work, along with Physicians for Social Responsibility, produced an excellent animation on the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, also known as the nuclear “bunker buster.” This is a big bomb, …
