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, …
Fun With Nuclear Targeting
by | 2005-07-23 | No Comments
Over at DefenseTech.org, I blogged a little about nuclear targeting. The happy occasion is a rumor that the OVP “tasked the [STRATCOM] with drawing up a contingency plan … in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack [that] includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons.” Bouphonia liked it. Off …
Wilson Bashers & Rove Defenders: Hearing You Talk is a Waste of Silence
by | 2005-07-22 | 1 Comment
Others are doing a fine job keeping up with the legal issues and day-to-day news regarding the whole Wilson/Plame/Rove thing. However, as this NYT oped points out, the Wilson affair is part of a larger issue: the administration’s deceptions regarding the Iraq WMD issue. Wilson simply (and correctly) pointed out that the Niger/Iraq/uranium intel was …
Chirac and Iran – Nothin' New
by | 2005-07-22 | No Comments
I hate to contradict Scott Gearity, whose Export Control Blog is really sweet, but I have to disagree with his take on this Haaretz piece. According to the article: French President Jacques Chirac has told Haaretz that if European negotiations with Iran fail to eliminate the threat of nuclear proliferation, then the issue will have …
