The Reliable Replacement Warhead program is either: A nonproliferation friendly alternative to the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP), or A Trojan Horse bearing a return to nuclear testing. This blog has suggested both possibilities Whether the RRW is good or bad —from an arms control and nonproliferation standpoint—will depend on the actual research progam carried …
X-Band Radar in Canada?
by | 2005-06-18 | 4 Comments
Canadians are not totally against defense. Maybe. Two months ago, CBC reported two senior Raytheon employees skulking around the Happy Valley-Goose Bay area in Labrador. … senior officials from the Raytheon Company travelled to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, on a scouting trip. The Massachusetts-based corporation builds missiles for the American military and is a major …
Ukraine Cruise Missile Numbers
by | 2005-06-16 | 1 Comment
Pavel Podvig asked a while back about some numbers I used regarding the Ukrainian Kh-55 cruise missiles that ended up in Iran and China. I wrote: … the [missile] smugglers forged documents naming Russia as the missiles’ destination. This is potentially significant because Ukraine agreed in 1999 to send a portion of its Kh-55 missiles …
What Are Five Years Among Friends? Iran Confirms 1998 Pu Experiments
by | 2005-06-16 | No Comments
IAEA Deputy Director for Safeguards Pierre Goldschmidt delivered a confidential report to the IAEA Board of Governors today. Agence France Presse obtained a draft. Goldschmidt updated the Board on a long-running dispute. In 2003, Iran admitted to reprocessing small amounts of plutonium (Pu) between 1988-1993. Based on Pu samples, the IAEA disputed four aspects of …
