Avatar photoTracking the Dragon: Unneccessary Redactions

I’ve now had an opportunity to spend considerable time looking at the declassified documents in Tracking the Dragon: Selected National Intelligence Estimates on China, 1948-1976. Despite my initial reaction that the release was a real goldmine, I can’t help but complain the collection is marred by many pointless and unneccessary redactions. Robert L. Suettinger, a …

Avatar photoNuke Beat: A Nuclear Blog

John Fleck, a writer for the Albuquerque Journal, has a weblog on nuclear issues, NukeBeat. Cool.

Avatar photoPakistan Aided Iran With Centrifuge Technology

You may have noticed that the New York Times ran a story entitled “C.I.A. Says Pakistanis Gave Iran Nuclear Aid” that led: A new report from the Central Intelligence Agency says the arms trafficking network led by the Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan provided Iran’s nuclear program with “significant assistance,” including the designs for “advanced …

Avatar photoParis Negotiations Update 14: Latest Iran Fix

Both Washington and Tehran are both balking at the EU’s draft IAEA resoution. The resolution hints that the IAEA will refer Iran to the Security Council if it resumes uranium enrichment. That goes too far for Tehran and not far enough for Washington. I expect Washington to back down, having no leverage—but we’ll see. Global …