It’s late, so I thought I’d take aim at this barrel of fish. Someone asked a question at the ACA meeting about how, given the Iraq intel debacle, the US can build a credible case regarding Iran and North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. As part of his answer, Assistant SecState Stephen Rademaker stated that: MR. …
Life Imitates Art: Another Missile Defense Test Failure
by | 2005-02-14 | 3 Comments
In the popular television program Sex and the City, Trey MacDougal, the husband of a principal character, has a little problem, um, performing under pressure. The Missile Defense Agency’s own Trey, Henry “Trey” Obering III, seems to be having a little trouble getting the old missile up and on course, himself. For the second time …
More on North Korea, Pakistan, Uranium
by | 2005-02-13 | 1 Comment
Jon Wolfstahl has an analysis of recent reports indicating that North Korea shipped UF6 to Libya. He covers a lot of the same issues that I did here, but includes a sentence which speaks to an important question: how can the Bush administration be so confident that it has all the relevant information about Pakistan’s …
North Korean Ballistic Missiles
by | 2005-02-13 | 5 Comments
The Detroit Free-Press has a helpful FAQ on Iran and North Korea with one significant factual error: Q: Is the United States threatened by a North Korean weapon? A: Yes. North Korea has missiles that could hit Alaska and Hawaii. Japan feels threatened and might be tempted to build its own nuclear weapons if it …
