Hans Kristensen over at NukeStrat.com noticed what has to be one of the weirdest proposals out of South Asia that I’ve seen a while. General Mirza Aslam Beg—former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff—has penned a couple of op-eds suggesting that Pakistan “outsource” its nuclear arsenal to Iran: If India and Pakistan want to dissuade Iran …
DANCE THE RNEP, JIMMY!
by | 2005-03-28 | No Comments
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces has scheduled its hearing on strategic forces and nuclear weapons issues. STRATCOM Commander General James Cartwright will testify, along with NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m., 4 April 2005 in Room 222 Russell Senate Office Building. (Webcast on CapitolHearings.org). This will be …
North Korea Options
by | 2005-03-27 | 1 Comment
You’re thinking: Shit, we have options in North Korea? Wrapping up her tour of Asia, Condi Rice said we do … sort of. Actually, in Tokyo she demanded that North Korea return to the Six-Party Talks, then warned that North Korea would not be allowed “to just continue down a road that threatens everyone.” When …
F-16s to Pakistan
by | 2005-03-26 | 1 Comment
The Bush Administration has decided to sell Pakistan at least 24 F-16 “Fighting Falcon” aircraft, Reuters reported on Friday. Pakistan has some 32 F-16s from a prior sale in the 1980s (right). A subsequent sale of F-16s was blocked in 1990 after President Bush unable to certify that Pakistan did not posess a nuclear explosive …
