Barton Gellman of the Washington Post reports that: The Pentagon, expanding into the CIA’s historic bailiwick, has created a new espionage arm and is reinterpreting U.S. law to give Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld broad authority over clandestine operations abroad, according to interviews with participants and documents obtained by The Washington Post. Our Friends in …
UN Clears Iran on Beryllium
by | 2005-01-22 | No Comments
Beryllium (Be) from Element Displays US intelligence reports that Iran imported large quantities of beryllium, which can be combined with polonium-210 (Po-210) to initiate a nuclear chain reaction, appear to be false. The revelation undermines a key claim used by the Bush Administration to raise questions about Iran’s intentions and the integrity of IAEA Director-General …
DF-31 is NOT deployed, got that?
by | 2005-01-21 | 1 Comment
Bill Gertz, reporting with Rowan Scarborough in his latest Inside the Ring column, states: China has deployed a brigade of up to eight new road-mobile DF-31 long-range missiles. That’s the latest assessment from the authoritative International Institute for Strategic Studies publication, “The Military Balance.” [snip] The assessment that eight DF-31s are operational goes beyond the …
Saving Space Based Interceptors?
by | 2005-01-21 | No Comments
Zapping Space-Based Interceptors? Not so fast. MDA Director Henry “Trey” Obering wants to keep as many missile defense programs alive as possible, including programs for space-based missile defense interceptors, despite looming budget cuts. With the Missile Defense Agency facing a total program cut of $ 5 billion over FY 2006-2011, informed speculation centered on the …
