TASS reports that the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces tested an ABM interceptor at its Sary-Shagan facility in Kazakhstan on Monday. A spokesman for the Strategic Rocket Forces told TASS “All the tactical and technical performance characteristics of the missile were confirmed, which enables us to make a positive decision on the extension of the service …
Paris Negotiations Update 16: Vienna, We Have a Resolution
by | 2004-11-29 | No Comments
The IAEA Board of Governors has passed a resolution welcoming the Iran-EU3 accord. Crucially, and in line with Iranian demands, the resolution described the freeze as a voluntary, confidence-building measure and not a legally binding commitment. Its passage meant that Tehran, which denies seeking the bomb, had achieved its immediate objective of avoiding being hauled …
Pakistan Aided Iran With Centrifuge Technology – Revisited
by | 2004-11-28 | No Comments
After a bit of reading, I have a couple of things to add to Jeffrey’s post on Doug Jehl’s Nov.24 NYT article. The first two items are previous public statements from some pretty high-ranking US officials on Pakistan’s assistance to Iran. First, in a speech to a G-Town audience last February, then-DCI George Tenet implied …
SecState on the Dancing Queen…
by | 2004-11-28 | No Comments
Not saying this matters, but… Powell in a November 26 interview with People magazine: “I love ABBA and I love pop kind of stuff and musicals…”
