James Acton is a lecturer at the Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. Dr Acton’s research interests focus on topics at the interface of the technical and the political, including nuclear disarmament, arms control verification and IAEA safeguards. He is co-author of the upcoming International …
Is the US getting out of the NPT?
by | 2004-12-06 | No Comments
Not everything in the 1970s was as lousy as your haircut, Paul. Seriously, I am asking. Sandia National Laboratory Director C. Paul Robinson, reportedly in consultation with Administration officials, has written an article in Nature suggesting our nonproliferation efforts should shift away from the 1970 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) toward more NATO like structures. The …
Nuclear Test Watch
by | 2004-12-06 | No Comments
The Department of Energy is competing the management and operating contract for the Nevada Test Site, presumably as part of the effort by Representative David Hobson (R-OH) to increase competition within the national laboratory system. Michaal Roston suggests that the competition might reveal some interesting information about the Bush Administration’s plans for nuclear testing. For …
Bashing ElBaradei Redux
by | 2004-12-05 | 2 Comments
Looks like Washington is gearing up to oust IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei. With the December 31 deadline for candidacies looming, anonymous diplomats are grousing about ElBaradei. Anonymous intelligence sources tell Reuters that Tehran purchased large amounts of beryllium, which can be used to initiate the chain reaction in a nuclear device. The allegation provided anonymous …
