Rainer Karlsch, author of Hitler’s Bombe, reveals “a previously unpublished diagram of a German nuclear weapon”: Shortly after the end of the war in Europe, an unknown German or Austrian scientist wrote a report that describes work on nuclear weapons during the war. This report, which RK discovered after Hitlers Bombe was published, contains both …
Deep Throat and Arms Control
by | 2005-05-31 | 1 Comment
I’ve long been fascinated by Watergate, All the President’s Men and the identity of Deep Throat. Today, Bob Woodward—prodded by a forthcoming Vanity Fair article—confirmed that Assistant FBI Director W. Mark Felt was “Deep Throat.” The possibility that Felt was Deep Throat was first noted in an excellent article by Jim Mann, also author of …
Engage China, Engage the World
by | 2005-05-31 | No Comments
I have a short article in Ad Astra arguing the case for engaging China in cooperation on the peaceful use of outer space. “Space control” does virtually nothing to address the most serious threats posed by the growing number of space-faring states. These threats include orbital debris, orbital crowding and improving transparency in outer space. …
National Nuclear Security Administration Advisory Committee
by | 2005-05-29 | No Comments
The House Armed Services Committee defense authorization report encourages the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Linton Brooks (right) to reinstate the NNSA Advisory Committee: “The committee notes that shortly after the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was created, the first NNSA Administrator established an independent committee to advise the Administrator on a wide range …
