Pavel Podvig, author of the definitive Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces (makes a nice stocking stuffer), has a website and episodic blog entitled—what else—Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. The goal of his Russian Nuclear Forces Project is to provide Russian citizens and policy makers with information about nuclear weapons, arms control and disarmament based on open scientific …
Guest Bloggin' at DefenseTech.org
by | 2004-12-12 | 2 Comments
I’ll be guest bloggin’ over at DefenseTech.org though the end of the week. My first post— concerning Russian efforts to market commerical launch services using to-be-decomissioned SS-18 ICBMS—is up there now. While guest blogging, I will still post particularly wonky things at ArmsControlWonk.com.
Mocking the Mentally Frail
by | 2004-12-12 | No Comments
Occasionally, I receive hostile or amusingly uninformed comments—which I promptly delete. I wanted to share the content of one, which I regrettably deleted. Responding to Physics 101: Boost Phase Missile Defense and the Shortfall Problem, I recall the genius in question made three claims: First, debris falls backward, which he “proved” by noting that debris …
MIRVs and the Moscow Treaty
by | 2004-12-12 | No Comments
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that “The Bush administration is beginning a broad review of its Russia policy that could lead to a more confrontational approach toward Moscow over its treatment of neighboring countries and its own citizens…” The review reflects a growing concern with Russian President Vladimir Putin, artfully captured by The Economist: …
