Chun Dong-young and the Il-iminator himself. Kim Jong Il reportedly told South Korean Unification Minister Chun Dong-young (right), “If the United States treats the North in a friendly manner, we will possess not one nuclear weapon.” Kim also expressed a willingness to return to Six Party talks and, as part of a final agreement, accept …
Off to Beijing, Chinese Military Power Delays
by | 2005-06-21 | No Comments
I am off to Beijing for about a month, initially to attend a CISSM Workshop at Tsinghua University (清华大学) and then, eventually, deliver two lectures at Tsinghua’s Arms Control Seminar In the meantime, I leave you with a little Nelson Report action on the Pentagon’s delay in releasing Chinese Military Power: While that may take …
Katz-Hyman on Outer Space Threats
by | 2005-06-20 | 1 Comment
Gullible isn’t exactly the word that comes to mind … Michael Katz-Hyman responds to an op-ed by Jim Oberg in USA Today. (I don’t see the letter on-line) Oberg argues that most space weapons plans are unrealistic, but then blames newspapers and think tanks for “manipulating” gullible Russian and Chinese leaders like Vladimir Putin and …
Boost Gas and the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) Program
by | 2005-06-19 | 2 Comments
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 …
