Undersecretary Bolton hard at work, fighting proliferation. Michael Roston—author of Looking for Someone to Lie to Me and Nuclear Test Watch—has written a scathing opinion piece for Arms Control Wonk.com arguing against Bolton’s nomination. The full text is reproduced here. Don’t Make Us Call Him Mister Ambassador Michael Roston Most of the criticism of John …
Did Rumsfeld Propose Changes to the 1987 INF Treaty?
by | 2005-03-12 | 1 Comment
Nobody, Pavel Podvig included, seems to be able to craft a compelling reason for Moscow to threaten to pull out of the INF Treaty. But maybe, Ivanov didn’t bring it up. Maybe Rumsfeld did. Artur Blinov, writing in Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Moscow) on 11 March 2005, speculates that Secretary Rumsfeld opened season on the INF Treaty …
Missing the Point on Iran
by | 2005-03-11 | 2 Comments
On the Tehran. Woo hoo! Note to SecState Rice: Making token gestures to support the EU3-Iran negotiations is only a really, really, weak beginning of a coherent Iran policy. Look, Iran is being asked to do something that’s not legally required (i.e. give up its fuel cycle), so we have to provide serious incentives. I …
KE ASAT 4-Ever
by | 2005-03-11 | 3 Comments
KE ASAT in the Davidson Technologies booth at a recent SMDC conference in Huntsville, AB. It turns out KE ASAT is alive and well, living in Alabama. For those of you who don’t remember, the KE ASAT is a giant, kevlar fly swatter that is supposed to whack satellites out of the orbit. The problem …
