John Deutch, “A Nuclear Posture for Today,” Foreign Affairs 84:1, January-February 2005. Former Director of Central Intelligence John Deutch has an article in Foreign Affairs outlining his vision for the future of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It’s nice to know that, amidst all the surfing for porn, his PC is occassionally used for a little …
Egyptian Nuclear Experiments: The Peter Principle
by | 2005-01-10 | 1 Comment
Not the only source of riddles along the Nile. In an effort to placate Dr. Lewis, I am back to blog—at least until I go to Utah this weekend. Recalling that it’s easier to tear down something than to build it, I then had only to find a target … fortunately, the Heritage Foundation is …
PBD 753: Cutting Missile Defense
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Program Budget Decision (PBD) 753 is a 26-page memorandum dated December 23. Marked “For Official Use Only: Unauthorized Release of the Following Program Budget Decision is Prohibited,” the document appeared in the press about two weeks later. PBD 753 outlines a large reduction in the Defense Budget—$6 billion in 2006 and $30 billion through 2011. …
OPLAN 8044
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Hans Kristensen notes that the STRATCOM has changed the name of the Single Integrated Operational Plan—the nation’s nuclear war plan—to the less catchy OPLAN 8044. The reasoning? Rather than being a single operational plan, the SIOP is now “a collection of far more differentiated retaliatory choices, tailored to a threat environment of greater nuance and …
