An anonymous EU official told AFX the European Union will present a new proposal to Iran during the week following Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s 3 August 2005 inauguration as Iranian President. No details were available, though the Iranians have been demanding some relief from the voluntary suspension of enrichment activities—specifically uranium conversion efforts. *** Just to totally …
The Scoop and the Dupe: NYT Navel Gazes on Bogus NORK Nuke Test Prep
by | 2005-07-26 | No Comments
Doug Jehl helps David Sanger cover his ass in the New York Times. Jehl and Sanger note that allegations North Korea was constructing a “reviewing stand” near a suspected nuclear test site—central to Spring rumors of an impending North Korean nuclear test—were never part of any formal briefing, but just a little water-cooler gossip: The …
UNMOVIC Lessons Learned
by | 2005-07-25 | No Comments
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 …
