Bill Gertz reports that China has launched its new Type 094 SSBN. The story, however, doesn’t make much sense. Gertz claims that the “new Type 094 was spotted by U.S. intelligence agencies at the Huludao shipyard […], is in the early stages of being outfitted and is not yet equipped with new JL-2 submarine-launched nuclear …
Microsatellite Propulsion Experiment (MPX)
by | 2004-12-03 | No Comments
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL/PR) Propulsion Directorate recently held an industry day “to provide specifications for a micro satellite propulsion experiment- development, integration and test, command/control, and flight operations. [sic] The micro satellite propulsion system flight demonstration will include previously unproven flight operations.” An interesting collection of industry types attended the meeting. Rumor has …
Answering Paine on Ledeen
by | 2004-12-03 | No Comments
I am just responding to an insightful comment by Chris Paine at the Natural Resources Defense Council. I agree that my uses of the phrase “give up” was probably a bit off. What I should have said was “agree to not use” or “dismantle” or something like that. I didn’t say that Iran will give …
Blinded with Science
by | 2004-12-02 | No Comments
The House Government Reform Committee has a website devoted to creating “an ongoing record of interference with science by the Bush Administration.” The website endeavors to keep alive the issues featured in a report prepared by the committee staff, at the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, entitled Politics and Science in the Bush Administration. …
