The Bulletin of Atomic Scientist weblog saves me the trouble of reporting on a recommendation by a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory committee to allow the genetic manipulation of the smallpox virus and the decision by Israel to re-arrest Mordechai Vanunu just seven months after his release from prison.
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Weblog
by | 2004-11-11 | No Comments
They’ve got one … More required reading, kids.
Administration Divide Re-emerges on North Korea
by | 2004-11-10 | No Comments
Reuters reports that, emboldened by the election, hard-liners “are pressing once again for a more coercive approach” to North Korea if six-party talks fail.” “Much will turn on whether Secretary of State Colin Powell and Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly, main advocates of diplomacy with North Korea, and Undersecretary of State John Bolton, a …
Paris Negotiations Update 10: Iran breakdown?
by | 2004-11-10 | No Comments
A couple of days ago, I noted that Iranian negotiator Hossein Mousavian was deviating from the talking points by declaring a “preliminary agreement” when everyone else was keeping to “considerable progress.” Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi joined Mousavian in lauding the “preliminary agreement”—leading the The New York Times’ Elaine Sciolino to speculate that the divergence …
